The Map of Life, or MOL, tracks the biodiversity around the world. Researchers are using the map to predict where an unknown species may be hiding. The data model shows that amphibians and reptiles are the most undiscovered animals. This…
Chien-Shiung Wu was an accomplished nuclear physicist. To honor her achievements in nuclear physics, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) created a stamp with her face. In her 40-year career, Wu won the National Medal of Science and had an asteroid…
Toronto researchers built a robotic platform that can screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at a time. The machine can detect a positive case 95 percent of the time. Finding positive cases quickly and accurately is important in a pandemic. The…
A busy highway near Stonehenge is causing traffic jam and pollution near the historic site. A plan is in place to build a bigger road tunnel underground. Historians worry there will be “unforeseen and lasting impact on the artifact-laden land.”…
At age 15, Gitanjali Rao isn’t your typical scientist. The brilliant teen was selected as TIME’s Kid of the Year from more than 5,000 kids, ages 8 to 16. Her inventions can sense lead in water, detect early opioid addiction,…
Botswana’s elephants are struggling with a new disease. More than 280 elephants have died after showing bizarre symptoms, like walking in circles and appearing dizzy. The elephants’ tusks are still attached, so authorities do not suspect poaching. Other causes may…