As record-breaking heat crushes Europe, organizers are moving events online to avoid exposing people to dangerously high temperatures.
The biodegradable material can help improve healing after surgery—or an avocado-related accident.
Algae blooms, peeling paint, and a host of fixes from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubblers have made it hard to diagnose what’s wrong with the Reflecting Pool—let alone how to clean up the mess.
A newly identified species of fungus attacks the famous “zombie mushrooms” that control ants.

Last week, Midjourney, an AI startup best known for its image generator, made an unusual pivot: medical imaging. The company announced a futuristic ultrasound scanner that would dunk users into a vat of water and, hopefully, produce “something as powerful as MRI” yet “as casual as a trip to the spa.” Midjourney says the goal […]

Google Health Coach seems to think I’m on the verge of physical collapse. My sleep is not where it needs to be, hence my unimpressive readiness score. My heart rate variability, a measure of how recovered I am, is below baseline. I’m spending too much time in a hot, humid environment, it says, reminding me […]
Psychologists have identified two unglamorous habits — not income or discipline — that reliably predict long-term financial success. Here’s what they are.
Why dogs follow their owners everywhere isn’t just affection, it’s an ancient wolf survival drive that domestication redirected but never erased.
A two-year study in Palm Beach County, Florida found that reduced water clarity may disrupt hunting and movement patterns and could increase the risk of human-shark encounters.
Coherence Neuro has started testing a brain-computer interface that could one day use electrical stimulation to prevent tumors from growing.