Researchers find that cats with a higher level of emotional closeness to their owners were more likely to scratch furniture, but not engage in other “problem” behaviors.

Research reveals 1.81 billion people globally are “directly exposed” to one-in-a-hundred-year floods — the vast majority in low-and-middle-income countries in Asia and Africa.

New research assesses the numerous health risks to children from the twin threats of climate change and air pollution, suggesting healthcare providers need to do more to incorporate climate change and air pollution risks into pediatric care.

Researchers scientifically confirm what Indigenous people in Borneo have known for a long time: that a fruit species in the area is actually two genetically distinct species

Webb Telescope Captures Five Different, Dazzling Views of a Nearby Galaxy

Study reveals an alarming link between depression and disasters

Scientists used the “longest climate simulation model” to detail how ancient climate impacted the evolution of early humans, suggesting Homo sapiens originated in southern Africa some 300,000 years ago.

Robert Freitas was still in college when he started “Xenology”

Researchers combed through more than a decade of health data from 102,865 French volunteers

Cone snail venom is incredibly toxic — it might also be a surprising treatment for human pain

Researchers revealed there are likely hundreds of “hidden” or undescribed mammal species within taxonomy, predicting where they might be and which kinds of animal groupings are more likely to contain them.

Marmots may hold the secret to longevity

Scientists identify a 330 million-year-old ancestor of octopuses and squid with 10 tentacles.

Scientists reveal that a type of monoculture tree planting — planting large quantities of a single tree species — doesn’t provide the same benefits to ecosystems as restoring forests with a more diverse mix of species.

A small, powerful star just unleashed 40 trillion mile-long beam of antimatter

Scientists find proof that sulfuric gases lingered in the atmosphere after the asteroid impact at Chicxulub, supporting the theory that the resulting “global winter” played a role in the extinction of dinosaurs and many other species.

Megalodon body size could have been influenced by ocean temperatures

Scientists achieved parthenogenesis — producing offspring from unfertilized eggs — in mice in a lab

Study reveals road salt is increasing salinization of lakes and killing zooplankton, harming freshwater ecosystems that provide drinking water in North America and Europe:

Researchers reveal fossil fuel companies are failing to transition away from oil and gas and toward renewable sources, despite publicly deploying green rhetoric in favor of clean energy:

Astronomers find a puzzling black hole spinning sideways

Study estimates that each individual sight-seeing visitor to the Antarctic Peninsula contributes about 80 additional tons of snowmelt annually, & each researcher about 600 tons

A highly virulent HIV variant has been uncovered in the Netherlands & appears to cause faster disease progression

Mars may have had liquid water flowing through its surface for about a billion years longer than previously thought, which may increase the chances of its past habitability

Arctic ice study reveals consequences of climate change can last thousands of years

Scientists observed a black hole birthing new stars in a dwarf galaxy for the first time, providing evidence as to how these all-consuming objects can create stellar nurseries

Scientists identify how the King Baboon spider’s venom causes pain in its victims, potentially helping develop treatments for chronic pain.

Astronomers discover a planet with one of the most unusual shapes ever seen

Scientists find that some racial and ethnic groups in the US were exposed to higher levels of PM2.5 air pollution between 2000 and 2016 despite an overall decrease in air pollution.

Scientists update the timeline for the earliest homo sapiens in eastern Africa by 30,000 years, shedding light on the evolution of humans on the continent:

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