SCIENCE

The country, along with India, is still building power stations that run on coal. Elsewhere, retirements of older plants have slowed.The country, along with India, is still building power stations that run on coal. Elsewhere, retirements of older plants have slowed. Read More

There have been record temperatures every day for more than a year. Scientists are investigating what’s behind the extraordinary measurements.There have been record temperatures every day for more than a year. Scientists are investigating what’s behind the extraordinary measurements. Read More

Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University, hunts for aliens in space by studying Earth across time.Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University, hunts for aliens in space by studying Earth across time. Read More

Extinct foxes and other animals were an important part of early South American communities, a new study has found.Extinct foxes and other animals were an important part of early South American communities, a new study has found. Read More

Five European countries have recently restricted hormone treatments for adolescents with gender distress. They have not banned the care, unlike many U.S. states.Five European countries have recently restricted hormone treatments for adolescents with gender distress. They have not banned the care, unlike many U.S. states. Read More

He shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries that paved the way for high-speed internet communication, mobile phones and bar-code readers.He shared a Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries that paved the way for high-speed internet communication, mobile phones and bar-code readers. Read More

The Higgs boson was named for him. It was a key element of the Standard Model, which encapsulated all human knowledge so far about elementary particles.The Higgs boson was named for him. It was a key element of the Standard Model, which encapsulated all human knowledge so far about elementary particles. Read More

A citizen-science collaboration in New York has turned up a half-dozen birds infected with the avian flu virus.A citizen-science collaboration in New York has turned up a half-dozen birds infected with the avian flu virus. Read More

If you can’t get enough of totality, or missed out this time, you’ll have three more chances in the next four years in destinations like Iceland, Spain, Egypt and Australia.If you can’t get enough of totality, or missed out this time, you’ll have three more chances in the next four years in destinations like Iceland,