A risk-tolerant immune system may enable house sparrows’ wanderlust
For animals exploring new territory, taking risks is key to survival. But eating unfamiliar foods…
Extraordinary heat waves have readers asking how A/C affects greenhouse gas emissions
Extreme Climate Survey Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet's…
Readers ponder sign language in ancient humans, looped universe
A sign of our past? Deaf experimental psychologist Rain Bosworth has found that babies have…
Of frogs and the people who love them
Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses frogs and chytrid fungus, trilobite fossils and a dinosaur…
Why Japan issued its first-ever mega-earthquake alert
On August 8, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever “megaquake alert,” after a magnitude…
Squall line tornadoes are sneaky, dangerous and difficult to forecast
Meteorologist Thea Sandmael watched the storm close in. It was near enough for her to…
Zigzag walls could help buildings beat the heat
Extreme Climate Survey Science News is collecting reader questions about how to navigate our planet's…
50 years ago, scientists blamed migraines on cheese and chocolate
Chocolate, cheese and migraines — Science News, August 10, 1974 A new study of migraine and food…
Some meteors leave trails lasting up to an hour. Now we may know why
To leave a lasting trail, meteors need to aim low. A new survey of shooting…
A frog’s story of surviving a fungal pandemic offers hope for other species
Slimy heralds of hope are hopping around Yosemite National Park. Being a frog hasn’t been…
