Toronto man’s HIV in remission after bone marrow transplant to treat cancer
A Toronto man could soon join a small club of people in the world considered cured of HIV following a bone marrow transplant to treat...
Month : April 2026
How likely are you to find a message in a bottle?
Recently, a cheerful 100-year-old message in a bottle was found on the south-west coast of Australia. In it, a world war one soldier proclaimed to...
Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way’s ‘Zone of Avoidance’
Astronomers have finally mapped out a mysterious galactic “supercluster” that has been almost completely hidden from Earth since it was discovered 10 years ago. The...
Why do cats and dogs shake their heads?
Most cat owners are familiar with the funny head shake their pets do, often after eating, drinking or enjoying a nice cheek scratch — they...
The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station; and WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region....
‘Eventually, it becomes you’: Inventors of new ‘living’ knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works
Imagine getting a knee replacement made of living materials rather than metal and plastic. Researchers at Columbia University and the University of Missouri are working...
‘The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it’s in a country’s self-interest’: Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth
It’s now clear. Scientists predict that humanity will miss its target of keeping atmospheric warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times, with the globe...
Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the “Iliad” is found inside an Egyptian mummy
We celebrated Earth Day this week, and the science news was filled with troubling implications for the pale blue dot we call home. Topping the...
Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year?
Some stars and constellations are ever-present in the night sky; Polaris, for example, has served as a steady guiding light for millennia in the Northern...
‘A completely new reality’: Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River
Catastrophic water shortages are in store for the 40 million people living in areas fed by the Colorado River, even if cities in the region...