Supply Chain Container Ships Have a Size Problem
Right now, around 57 container ships are lingering outside the Port of Los Angeles—the largest port in the US—desperate to unload their cargo and move…
How Much of a Risk Do Synthetic Food Dyes Pose to Your Health? A Research Weighs In
Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence among the young, defined as those under age 50, has been rising globally since the early 1990s. Rates for colon and…
Our Extinct Cousins Reached ‘The Roof of The World’ a Long Time Before Homo Sapiens
If it wasn’t for an extinct relative of modern humans known as the Denisovans, some researchers suspect our own species might never have made their…
5 Things to Know About The James Webb Space Telescope Before It Launches
The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful space observatory ever built, is finally set for launch in late December after decades of waiting. An engineering…
Astronomers Spot a Ghostly ‘One-Winged Butterfly’ Blazing Through Space
The beautiful birth of a star has produced an exquisitely ethereal structure in interstellar space. It’s called the Chamaeleon Infrared Nebula, located about 520 light-years…
There’s a Cancer Treatment That Gives People ‘Night Vision’. Here’s How
Among all the different types of cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy – where light is used to destroy malignant cells – might have one of the strangest side…
Michael Nesmith’s Rejected Monkees Song Hit for Linda Ronstadt
The Monkees‘ run was still young when the late Michael Nesmith had another hit with “Different Drum” — as a writer rather than a performer. The…
We May Finally Know What Makes One of The World’s Largest Organisms So Tough
With massive webs of probing black tentacles extending for miles below the ground, the Armillaria group of fungi includes some of the largest known organisms…
Back From the Brink: Restoring Prairies With Fire
A half-century ago, you would be hard-pressed to find a Christmas tree on Nebraska’s wide-open plains. But these days, as eastern redcedars invade the Great…
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Joins Cameo to Help Animal Rescue
Smashing Pumpkins bandleader Billy Corgan has joined Cameo, the video-sharing app where fans can pay a fee to have a participating celebrity send a personalized video message to themselves or…