8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (182+ words) Science News Explores Its a wonderful world " and universe " out there. Come explore with us! - What are two things about a fart that a scientist might measure? For each, describe what scientists might learn about human biology by taking such…...

17+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1184+ words) The quarter-sized device snaps into regular undies to measure releases of hydrogen gas "Zen digesters" rarely fart. "Hydrogen hyperproducers" fart a lot. To figure out what's typical, scientists have devised a device to turn your undies into "smart underwear" to…...

19+ hour, 8+ min ago  (669+ words) A teen programmer built the system to help detect and ward off "prompt injection attacks" Prompt injection attacks disguise harmful instructions inside seemingly innocent inputs, such as bits of text. AI agents exposed to these can be manipulated into sharing…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1668+ words) Some branches of physics suggest we may live in a multiverse In the 2022 film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Doctor Strange traveled across the multiverse and even fought one of his doppelg'ngers. In the real world, hopping between…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1656+ words) In the Northeast's brightest cities, pollen season was two months longer than in rural areas Achoo! Contrary to popular belief, allergy-causing pollen doesn't come from trees with visible flowers. It comes from wind-pollinated trees and grass that produce tiny seeds....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (250+ words) Science News Explores It's a wonderful world " and universe " out there. Come explore with us! - During the long process of evolution from the first life on Earth to the diversity of complex, multicellular life we see today, scientists believe that…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1788+ words) Scientists are making headway in learning about our great-grand-germ Grandma, is that you? Scientists who have tried to understand early life on Earth say LUCA, the last universal common ancestor, may have been a rod-shaped organism like this one. Scientists…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1305+ words) Elliott White Jr. studies how plants and people interact in wetland ecosystems Elliott White Jr. studies wetlands around the world. Here, he is standing in the Tanbi Wetland Complex in The Gambia, in West Africa. In my junior year of'undergrad,…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago  (1161+ words) This hormone plays an important role in the body's fight-or-flight response Not all situations that lead to adrenaline rushes are bad. Riding roller coasters, watching spooky movies or even getting a crush can trigger a cascade of this hormone. Imagine…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (395+ words) This cave was discovered through a new look at 1990s data from an orbiting NASA probe The collapsed roof of this lava tube was detected through a reanalysis of radar images taken by NASA's Magellan probe in the 1990s. Venus, though hidden…...