The renowned broadcast journalist will speak at the University of Tennessee about her latest project.

Lightning sparked almost 60% of the wildfires—and those blazes accounted for 93% of the total area burned.

Published today in Science, the discovery marks the creation and observation of the first molecule with a half-Möbius electronic topology.

For many years, scientists have been puzzled by individuals who live in high-elevation areas throughout the world. Surveys of high-altitude populations, from areas of the Andes to regions of the ...

At China’s Victory Day parade in September 2025, it was not the marching troops or rolling tanks that made headlines, but the next-generation weapons systems on display. Uncrewed ground vehicles, ...

CRISPR gene drives bias inheritance in pests, advancing population-level control while raising questions about resistance and ...

Imagine a friend meets you at the train station and shows you the way to their house. You need to find your way back on your own. If, afterwards, you only remember the smell of a freshly baked bun ...

In 1921, Otto Loewi woke from a dream with the idea for an experiment that proved nerves communicate using chemicals, not just electricity. By showing that stimulating one frog’s heart released a ...

A good example of a near-monopoly from recent history is the De Beers Group, perhaps the best-known diamond mining, ...

The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition in the United States. It was ratified on Dec. 5, 1933, ending the nationwide ban on ...