
Women and Men Die of Different Causes in Middle Age
What do most women and men die of?
What do most women and men die of?
Here’s how Irma compares with Katrina, Patricia, Haiyan and other record holders
How did the storm rapidly blow up from Category 1 to 4, why is it so stuck over Houston, how can it possibly produce so much rain? And more
Opportunities abound to watch the sun disappear if you live long and travel
Asia aggressively builds nuclear power plants as the West withdraws
Use the interactive map below to find the next solar spectacular in your region
Births peak on weekdays during daytime work hours
Millions of people do not protect themselves against dangerously loud noise
Surprising data show many species make annual treks
People are responsible for much of the rising cost and ecological damage that wildfires impose
The San Francisco Bay Area is getting flooded with relentless rain and strong winds, just like it did a week ago, and fears of rising water are now becoming very serious
Great literature is surprisingly arithmetic
We are certain that we remember events clearly, but most of us are only half right
Sure, Punxsutawney Phil is fun to watch, but his annual predictions about spring are no better than chance
Feedback loops between record Arctic temperatures and the jet stream may be altering our weather
Scientists, not politicians, resolve a set of controversial measurements
A small number of industrial facilities emit an enormous share of toxics and greenhouse gases
Lineages of all known species on earth are finally pieced together
Architect William McDonough says the world should exploit carbon as an asset, not demonize it as a liability
Patent data show that companies have very different strategies for invention
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