Every lobster trap set off the coast of Maine must carry a small plastic tag, usually stamped with a license number, a year ...

The statistical association is clear: tooth decay and infected gums are associated with higher rates of heart disease and all ...

One of the quietest Apollo experiments is still doing science without a battery, a radio, or a moving part. It is not a telescope on the Moon. It is not a buried instrument or a forgotten antenna. It ...

Four experimental nuclear reactors have started self-sustaining chain reactions on U.S. soil in a single month, clearing a symbolic July 4 deadline set by the Trump administration and, backers say, ...

Namibia is one of the driest countries in Africa, and its capital sits far from any river that runs all year. According to Veolia, one of the companies that helps run the plant, the region gets around ...

A Pennsylvania farm landscape near Hughesville. This representative photograph does not show Mervin Raudabaugh's two Cumberland County properties. Photo by Phil Evenden via Pexels. An 86-year-old ...

Put a teaspoon into biologically active forest soil and the resulting sample can contain more microorganisms than there are humans on Earth. An Atlantic overview of soil microbiology states the ...

Lake Vostok is one of the strangest lakes on Earth because, for most purposes, Earth has hidden it from itself. It lies under the central East Antarctic Ice Sheet, near Russia’s Vostok Station, ...

Almost all the electricity a data center pulls off the grid comes back out as heat. One overview of the field puts the figure at roughly 90%. A data center is, in effect, a very expensive radiator.

A study from the University of South Australia suggests that how we spend our downtime could significantly impact our cognitive health, with some sedentary activities offering more brain benefits than ...

Jorre / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birkenpech.JPG A dark, pliable lump about the size of a thumbnail came out ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. A new study reveals that childhood exposure ...