In the ever-evolving world of linguistics, it can sometimes be challenging to keep up with new words, from slang to science.

Fear is the response to being afraid, and it is caused by an undefinable number of factors, even those that do not threaten ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile ...

October’s full moon is the closest supermoon of the year, at a distance of about 222,055 miles from Earth. September’s full ...

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Oct. 15, 2024 — A new study suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant population-level health benefits. The research team used computer simulations ...

Part of the reason why some of us don’t vote might also be a problem that motivation science knows all too well: the feeling ...

Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. October 11, 2024 • Hurricane Milton caused a major storm surge, but also a ...

It’s easy to write bugs off as pests, but consider the ways in which they have positively impacted our lives Barrett Klein New research has revealed that the mysterious white substance found ...

Yonsei University announced that it will open the Graduate School of Computing in the spring semester of 2025.

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...