Experts call for greater testing of contacts of a person who was infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain before the virus causes a wider outbreak
These Bizarre Fish Walk on Six Legs and Taste the Location of Buried Prey
A species of legged fish uses taste receptors to search for hidden prey, providing an ideal window for scientists to study the emergence of new evolutionary traits
How Polio Entered Gaza, and How the Vaccination Campaign is Going
Flawed implementation of a global eradication strategy brought poliovirus to Gaza, and wartime conditions let the infection spread
Milgram’s Infamous Shock Studies Still Hold Lessons for Confronting Authoritarianism
Why ordinary people will follow orders to the point of hurting others remains a critical question for scientists—though some answers have emerged
What Really Happened at the Pentagon’s Once-Hidden UFO Office?
An office in the Pentagon investigated UFOs—and the paranormal—over a decade ago, segueing into a long saga leading to Congressional hearings and breathless news stories today. But the real story looks more like former defense officials pushing their personal mythology, rather than any cover-up of aliens
Category 4 Hurricane Helene Will Bring Strong Winds, Flash Flooding and Storm Surge
Category 4 Hurricane Helene is a large storm set to bring substantial storm surge to the coast of Florida, as well as wind and rain-driven flooding up into Tennessee and South Carolina
Birds Are Goofy Runners—And Dinosaurs Might Have Been, Too
Looking silly when they run saves birds energy—and some dinosaurs may have done the same
Tiny Asteroid Will Briefly Become Earth’s Mini Moon
A small asteroid, 2024 PT5, will spend the next two months alongside our planet as a mini moon before swooping back to deep space
Quantum Entanglement in Quarks Observed for the First Time
Physicists report the first observations of quantum entanglement in top and anti-top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles and their antimatter counterparts, inside the Large Hadron Collider
Why So Many Kids Still Die in Hot Cars Every Year
Cases of deadly heatstroke of children in cars have remained stubbornly persistent—here’s why they happen and how we can prevent them