Scientists are solving the mystery of when diverged from their closest relative–the brown bear. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 15, 2024 8:00 PM EDT Deposit Photos Get the Popular Science daily ...

Evolution works in mysterious ways. Natural selection has given us all sorts of amazing animals with incredible talents, from fast-swimming sharks to functionally immortal jellyfish, but unfortunately ...

Some animals possess adaptations so advanced that they fundamentally shift how species compete and survive. Scientists studying these traits have uncovered unique abilities that allow them to thrive ...

The high elevations and thin air of the Tibetan Plateau may seem dangerous, but not to the people who have been living there for thousands of years. Tibetan mothers who birthed more children were ...

Bethany Bradley receives funding from the US Geological Survey as the University Director of the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. Adrienne Wootten previously received funding from the US ...

Obesity has long been portrayed as a matter of willpower, with popular culture reinforcing the idea that weight loss is simply a personal choice. Yet scientific evidence shows that obesity is a ...

Johanna Nalau has received funding from the Australian Research Council. She is the Coordinating Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change WGII and affiliated with the World ...

Paru Itagaki, best known for Beastars, is returning with Sanda, an unorthodox Santa Claus–themed action series set in near-future Japan. The anime, based on a 16-volume manga published by Akita Shoten ...

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...

in this 2023 photo, Montana Airey, a New England Climate Adaptation Science Center fellow and a graduate student at Cornell University, discusses her research at the NE CASC Fellows Intensive held in ...

On Friday, Science Saru shared the first teaser trailer for its upcoming adaptation of Masamune Shirow's cyberpunk manga Ghost in the Shell. In addition, the studio also announced the anime’s director ...