Why music is a powerful tool to quiet stress in the brain
We all know the power of music to make us feel better when stressed. But this relaxing effect goes much deeper than our mood: music
Geometry Reveals the Tricks behind Gerrymandering
Hardly anyone reckoned that struggling in high school to calculate the area of a triangle or the volume of a prism could be used one
House passes stopgap bill that pauses changes to federal science grant-making process
A Trump administration effort to give political figures control over a large swath of U.S. science funding is off the table until at least December.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could find alien Earths—but not like you think
When a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasts off from Kennedy Space Center as early as Sunday morning, it will be carrying a crucial steppingstone toward
Is there a ‘window of opportunity’ to prevent Alzheimer’s in women?
One of the most enduring mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease is why women are more likely to develop it and other forms of dementia than men.
How “thunderquakes” could help reveal hidden structures inside the Earth
When lightning strikes, it superheats the air around it and creates a shock wave that we hear as thunder. But thunder doesn’t just travel through
China’s solar power rollout is harming birds, a new analysis finds
China is the world leader in solar power, but the country’s massive boom in this clean energy source could have unintended consequences for the country’s
What Is El Niño, and What Does It Mean for Weather, Water, and the Global Economy?
El Niño looks to reach an intensity unprecedented in recorded history. Characterized by warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific, El Niño occurs every
The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty
Amazon has acquired a massive off-grid power plant being built in Texas for one of its data centers that could be one of the biggest
Land speed record holder shatters hydrogen car record with 406-mph race
Andy Green is the only person to ever break the sound barrier on land. And on Tuesday he shattered several more speed records, driving faster