This ban applies to various tobacco products and also seeks to beef up existing laws that restrict the sale and marketing of vapes to children
Plants can ‘hear’ rain coming, spurring them into action
Even before water reaches them, the sound of droplets triggers germination in rice plants
A humanoid robot beat the human half-marathon record at a Beijing race. But what did it actually prove?
A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far humanoid robots have come—and how far they haven’t
NASA’s ‘Earthrise’ image changed how we see our planet. Can the Artemis moon missions do the same?
Fresh takes on Apollo’s famous “Earthrise” and “Blue Marble” images showed off our planet’s beauty just weeks before Earth Day
Whatever happened to the ozone hole, acid rain and DDT?
The environmental crises of the past often seem to disappear—have problems like acid rain and smog been solved?
This Earth Day, three experts share tips on how to feel hopeful about the environment
This Earth Day three environmental experts share stories about times when environmental action succeeded in saving the planet—and explain why this can be done again
Gibraltar macaques are self-medicating with dirt to help them digest human. junk food
Gibraltar’s macaques have been observed engaging in geophagy, the consumption of soil and clay, in an apparent attempt to quell their nausea from eating fatty and salty foods offered by tourists
Mathematicians found out why waiting for the elevator takes forever
Does it ever feel like an elevator is always going in the wrong direction? Mathematics can explain why
The quantum arrow of time can be reversed, physicists show
Researchers have developed a way to flip time to move backward in a quantum system. This level of control could lead to bizarre real-world applications
Ex-NASA astronauts form new group to promote U.S. constitutional values
More than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a nonpartisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years”