Millions take calcium and vitamin D for bone health. A major review finds little benefit
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Millions take calcium and vitamin D for bone health. A major review finds little benefit

Falls are a major health concern as people age. Nearly one in three adults aged…

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What kills Schrödinger’s cat? Gravity may not be the answer
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What kills Schrödinger’s cat? Gravity may not be the answer

Quantum mechanics allows particles to exist in combinations of possible states, a phenomenon known as…

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Will the U.S. megadrought ever end?
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Will the U.S. megadrought ever end?

Kearny, Ariz., is a town on the brink. Located at the foot of the Dripping…

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Surviving the summer
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Surviving the summer

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever.…

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A deadly ebola relative is surging after years in the shadows
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A deadly ebola relative is surging after years in the shadows

In a review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Boston University professor…

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8 common food additives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease
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8 common food additives linked to high blood pressure and heart disease

The study was led by Dr. Mathilde Touvier, a research director at INSERM (the French…

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Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense
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Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense

He was not entirely sure he wanted to open it. Schlamminger, a physicist at the…

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Scientists are about to test Einstein’s gravity with exotic matter
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Scientists are about to test Einstein’s gravity with exotic matter

“We have taken an important step towards carrying out an exciting experiment on this topic,”…

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Scientists just named a new snake after Guns N’ Roses legend Slash
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Scientists just named a new snake after Guns N’ Roses legend Slash

Now that passion has earned him an unusual scientific honor. Researchers have named a newly…

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Caltech’s tiny new chip can steer light in 74 quadrillionths of a second
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Caltech’s tiny new chip can steer light in 74 quadrillionths of a second

Caltech researchers have now developed a device that uses one beam of light to redirect…

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