Climate change has intensified hurricane rainfall, and now we know how much
Hurricane Harvey wasn’t an outlier. A new study reports that climate change intensified the rains of other recent cyclones by between 4 and 9 percent.
Why ‘mega wildfires’ are happening in November
What everyone needs to know about why these fires are spreading so quickly so late in the year, and how to protect your homes and businesses from them.
How llamas could help us fight the flu
Researchers now think they’re on the path to universal flu protection. The source of their new defense: llamas.
Why Hurricane Michael took everyone by surprise and what to expect after it’s gone
At the moment, the reported links between Hurricane Michael and climate change are murky, at best.
This year’s chemistry Nobel also comes with some political controversy, as one of the winners has been accused of promoting anti-Israel views.
Here’s what science says about how alcohol, age and memory interplay, and how trying to forget a memory can reinforce or corrode it.
Humans produce 420 million tons of plastic annually, most of which lands in the environment. With these two innovations, plastic could have a useful second life.
Scientists debunk four myths about teenage brains, sexual aggression and what we remember about assault.
Two scientists drugged some cephalopods and were surprised to find that their reactions to MDMA were similar to those of humans, despite massive evolutionary differences.
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