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Sodium-ion batteries are getting ready for prime time. How can they improve EVs?
With potential safety improvements and lower manufacturing costs, Na-ion batteries are coming of age at precisely the right time.
A drying climate is making East Africa pull apart faster
A switch from a humid to a dry climate has led the Eastern African Rift Zone to pull apart more freely, new research finds.
Wegovy now comes in pill form — here's how it works
The pill version of Wegovy seems to work just as well as the injectable form, but there are some key differences between the two formulations, experts say.
Lab mice that 'touch grass' are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent research
Mice that experience the real world may be better models for human mental health conditions, compared with lab mice that never leave their cages, a study hints.
Why is flu season so bad this year?
Flu season in the U.S. is particularly bad this year, and a new branch of the flu family tree may be to blame.
Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans
From high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim to reduce risk.
This 'marker' may be more predictive than cholesterol for heart disease
C-reactive protein — a marker of inflammation — is as easily measured with blood work in a doctor’s office as cholesterol.
'It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse': How AI might forever change how we use the internet
AI slop, chatbots and agentic AI are changing the internet, and could transform it beyond recognition, experts say.
