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5 min readNASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’ Contents Parker Solar Probe reveals solar recycling in action Insights on inflows Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closes...
The monkeys were likely imported from thousands of miles away. Credit: P. Osypiński, M. Osypińska / Journal of Roman Archaeology Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Elites in Ancient Rome went to great lengths to advertise their sta...
Every December, as winter settles softly over Delhi, the British High Commissioner’s residence at Rajaji Marg begins to change. Strings of lights go up, familiar faces return, and long tables fill with handcrafted treasures. In the middle of this gentle transformation are the students of Tamana NGO....
Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of cannabis-seeking behavior. Lower cognitive flexibility and low endocannabinoid levels also contributed to...
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Post-Fair will return to Santa Monica from February 26–28 for its second edition, bringing 30 galleries—and 31 total exhibitors including the project space Untitled Love—back to the Art Deco former post office that helped define the fair’s early identity. Founded by Los Angeles dealer Chris Sharp, t...
DOUALA, Cameroon — Henry Belle Ekam, 37, cuts a frustrated figure as he paddles his boat to the shore in the Bojongo neighborhood of Cameroon’s largest city, Douala. The fisherman has been out on the waters of the Wouri Estuary for hours, and all he’s brought back to show for his effort is a tiny ca...
The native of El Salvador and resident of Maryland has become a symbol of the Trump administration's policy of mass deportations after he was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador in the spring....
For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too narrowly—focusing on individual stories rather than the broader needs of society—while careful reasoning enables m...
San Francisco-based pharmaceutical company OKAVA is investigating an implant that slowly releases a GLP-1 medication for up to six months...
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It’s a fundamental question for ecologists in this age: How are biodiversity losses reshaping how ecosystems function? A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity and abundance losses on ecological functions by tracking the energy flows within them. “African wildlife has lost a third of its...
Photosynthesis. Learning how plants use the sun and water to make their own food is a staple of biology class and makes life on Earth possible. Still, not all of the over 300,000 known plant species are food-producing powerhouses that reproduce sexually. Instead, plants like those in the genus Balan...
‘The government’s reversal is not a rejection of Indigenous identity..but a recognition of Nigerian complexity’Originally published on Global VoicesSome Nigerian school children. Photo by Doug Linstedt. Free to use via Unsplash. Language advocates are left stunned as the Federal Government of Nigeri...
Lisa Su ’90, SM ’91, PhD ’94, a leading executive in the semiconductor industry and head of the company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), will deliver the address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 28.As chair and CEO of AMD, Su has transformed the company, which is now a global leader...
Step into a typical Italian restaurant in the U.S. and you’ll likely find “biscotti” on the menu. Typically served with a glass of sweet wine or cappuccino, these log-shaped crunchy cookies are a beloved treat that most of us associate with cozy dinners and Little Italy. But these crisp pastries wer...
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Taking inspiration from anchovies and herrings, researchers have made a new filter that could keep microplastics from entering waterways and oceans. The filter, with a design based on the gill systems in these fish, traps a record high 99% of tiny microplastic fibers from washing machine wastewater....
This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male — created history when he crossed over the state line from Oregon into California in 2011, becoming the f...
In early 2024, Michael Fedoroff trekked out to Tuckabum Creek in York County, Alabama. The environmental anthropologist was there to help plant 300 stalks of rivercane, a bamboo plant native to North America, on an eroded, degraded strip of wetland: a “gnarly” and “wicked” area, according to Fedorof...
As the Metropolitan Transit Authority moves to a contactless, tap-and-go payment system, "FAREwell, MetroCard" allows visitors to learn more about the history of the long-running fare card...
Half a century after Jasper Johns first unveiled his crosshatched paintings at Leo Castelli Gallery, the series is returning to center stage. On January 22, 2026, Gagosian, working with Castelli Gallery, will open a landmark survey of these works at its longtime 980 Madison Avenue flagship, where th...
