
How the Higgs Boson Ruined Peter Higgs’s Life
A new biography of the physicist and the particle he predicted reveals his disdain for the spotlight
A new biography of the physicist and the particle he predicted reveals his disdain for the spotlight
We need to make firearms safer, and to do that, we need more robust research funding
But the technique must remain in the firefighting toolbox, a new U.S. Forest Service report says
The detected strain can sometimes cause severe disease in people who are not vaccinated against polio
A study of more than 11,000 felines reveals the benefits of genetic testing before breeding
Will governments apply lessons learned from COVID to this latest viral outbreak?
Planetary scientists are eager to bring Red Planet rocks, soil and even air to Earth, but critics fear the risk of contaminating our world’s biosphere
The rapid expansion will have significant impacts on ecosystems and the people and animals who rely on them
An emergency medicine physician remembers witnessing the carnage of more than one mass shooting
The launch comes after the hottest first two weeks of June ever recorded in Spain
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