Scientists
The Hero Who Convinced His Fellow Ornithologists of the Obvious: Stop Shooting Rare Birds and Watch Them Instead
Too late to save the ivory-billed woodpecker, Arthur Allen changed science forever with his seemingly simple idea
Historians Thought This Was a Medieval Site Linked to King Arthur. It Turned Out to Be a Mysterious Monument Built 4,000 Years Earlier
Researchers have excavated King Arthur's Hall, a rectangular enclosure in southwest England, and determined that it dates to at least 3000 B.C.E.
Even as A.I. Technology Races Ahead, the Prehistoric Science of Wildlife Tracking Is Making a Comeback
Humans perfected how to identify wild animals over millennia, and now biologists are rediscovering the exceptional worth of the tracks and marks left behind
These Iron Age Swords Were Smuggled Out of Iran and Modified to Increase Their Value on the Black Market
Using advanced imaging techniques, researchers discovered modern glue, drill holes and even a fragment of a drill bit in the pastiches
Scientists Who Developed the Building Blocks of Artificial Intelligence Win Nobel Prize in Physics
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton shared the award for their work on artificial neural networks and machine learning
Was This Renaissance Alchemist Ahead of His Time?
New research suggests that Tycho Brahe isolated tungsten nearly 200 years before the metal was identified as an element
Botanists Vote to Remove Racial Slur From Hundreds of Plant Species Names
In a first for taxonomy, researchers opted to change scientific names containing derivatives of the slur “caffra” to derivatives of “afr,” in reference to the plants' origins in Africa
Geologists Uncover Remnants of Earth’s Mantle That Have Lasted Over 2.5 Billion Years
New research suggests that a discrepancy in rocks shows they endured extreme heat, and reveals more about an ancient part of our planet’s history
Earth's Inner Core May Be Slowing Its Spin, Another Study Suggests
New research adds evidence to the controversial idea that the hot, solid ball at the center of our planet has been reducing its speed for years as part of an oscillating cycle
Akira Endo, Biochemist Who Found a Way to Fight Heart Disease, Dies at 90
Endo's research paved the way for the development of drugs to treat high cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes
Mathematician Who Shed Light on Randomness in Algorithms Wins Top Prize in Computing
Avi Wigderson earned the 2023 Turing Award for wide-ranging work in theoretical computer science
Physicist Peter Higgs, Who Prompted a Decades-Long Search for a Tiny Particle, Dies at 94
The Nobel Prize winner predicted the Higgs boson, a fundamental particle that scientists successfully discovered in 2012, explaining how particles get their mass and underlying a key theory of the universe
How Do Animals React to a Total Solar Eclipse? Scientists Document Strange and Surprising Behaviors
Nature enthusiasts work with researchers to figure out how creatures respond to the celestial phenomenon
Why Scientists Are Calling for the Moon to Be Better Protected From Development
Only a few lunar sites are ideal for certain cutting-edge research—and they’re under threat from mining, satellites and bases, scientists argue
Mathematician Who Made Sense of the Universe's Randomness Wins Math's Top Prize
Michel Talagrand took home the 2024 Abel Prize for his work on stochastic systems, randomness and a proof of a physics reaction that many experts thought was unsolvable
Watch This Year's 'Dance Your PhD' Contest Winner, a Musical Celebration of Kangaroo Behavior
“Kangaroo Time” took home the competition’s overall prize, while interpretive dances on early life adversity, circadian rhythms and streambank erosion were also honored
See What Charles Darwin Kept in His 'Insanely Eclectic' Personal Library, Revealed for the First Time
On the English naturalist's 215th birthday, more than 9,000 titles from his expansive collection are now accessible online
Mysterious Bass Sounds Irking Florida Residents Might Just Be Fish Mating Loudly
The Tampa community raised money to fund an investigation, and now, a local scientist will install underwater microphones to look for the source of the racket
Top Harvard Cancer Institute Will Retract Six Studies and Correct 31 More After Photoshop Claims
British biologist and blogger Sholto David alleged that executives at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute published papers with manipulated data and images
Building Used by Marie Curie Saved From Demolition
Cultural heritage supporters are hoping to see the facility listed as a protected site
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