Scientists at Fermilab’s MicroBooNE experiment have ruled out the existence of the elusive sterile neutrino, a particle proposed for decades to explain puzzling neutrino behavior. Their high-precision ...

Americans consistently say they care about science, climate, and the environment and increasingly want ways to translate that concern into meaningful action. Tipping Point brings together participants ...

Scientists, academics, digital creators and influencers all face a critical challenge: How can science and fact-based information break through rampant misinformation, disinformation, media silos and ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Poverty Point is an archaeological site north of New Orleans that experts believe was a major trading hub sometime between 1700 B.C.E. and 1100 B.C.E. A new study proposes that the impressive ...

A team led by Zhaoyuan Yu and Linwang Yuan from Nanjing Normal University has introduced a groundbreaking unified mathematical description model for coastal tipping points. Published in SCIENCE CHINA ...

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...

Earth has entered a grim new climate reality. The planet has officially passed its first climate tipping point. Relentlessly rising heat in the oceans has now pushed corals around the world past their ...

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know. No lightsaber ever came to be, but I’ve been teaching undergraduates ...

In the 1960s, the Soviet climatologist and mathematician Mikhail Budyko set out to investigate the potential future of a planet on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. He started by looking some 600 ...

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining more than 100 points on Thursday. The Dow traded up 0.68% to 45,580.42 while the NASDAQ rose 0.65% to 21,637.15.

STEVENS POINT − The Allen F. Blocher Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host a series of shows in September. The events will take place at 2 p.m. Sundays and are free to the ...