Chemistry Scientists Say: Vitamin Our bodies can’t make enough of these tiny but mighty worker molecules. That’s what makes them a dietary essential. By Katie Grace CarpenterApril 21, 2025
Environment New water treatment process removes pollutants most now don’t By Kathiann KowalskiApril 4, 2025
Agriculture A secret climate superhero lies beneath our farms Agriculture contributes to climate change. But changes to how farms manage soil might help remove carbon and other greenhouse gases from the air. By Kathryn HulickApril 24, 2025
Environment More and more, microplastics are collecting in our brains By Laura Sanders and Janet RaloffApril 9, 2025
Chemistry Scientists Say: Vitamin Our bodies can’t make enough of these tiny but mighty worker molecules. That’s what makes them a dietary essential. By Katie Grace CarpenterApril 21, 2025
Animals Analyze This: Why the fastest creatures are neither tiny or huge The “Goldilocks zone” for fast animal speed seems to depend on a body not being too small or so big it gets in the way of its own strength. By Carolyn WilkeApril 25, 2025
Science & Society Viewing math as a language might help it make sense to more of us It might also reduce the anxiety associated with using math, allowing people to better answer a host of important everyday questions. By Lakshmi ChandrasekaranMarch 6, 2025
Physics Physics finally explains the sound of clapping The “Helmholtz resonator” concept is responsible for the sound produced by hand-clapping. By Emily ConoverApril 23, 2025
Microbes Living lenses? Glass-coated microbes might take better photos By Katie CottinghamApril 18, 2025
Health & Medicine Dad’s backyard lessons inspired this hearing scientist to learn A. Catalina Vélez-Ortega researches how proteins can protect against hearing loss. By Aaron TremperApril 11, 2025
Space The universe: How will it end? The Big Bang likely brought our universe into existence. What will mark its grand finale? Scientists blend imagination and data to make predictions. By Stephen OrnesApril 17, 2025
Microbes Living lenses? Glass-coated microbes might take better photos Bacteria with a gene from sea sponges can coat themselves in glass. Working as tiny, bendable lenses, they could lead to thinner cameras or sensors. By Katie CottinghamApril 18, 2025
