As The War On Terror Winds Down, The Pentagon Cuts Social Science The Pentagon is ending a controversial program to fund social science research. It's part of a shift from asking for academic advice toward building new weapons systems. Geoff Brumfiel
Ages Ago, Beads Made From Ostrich Eggshells Cemented Friendships Across Vast Distances A new study shows that ostrich eggshell beads were more than just decorative jewelry for the hunter-gatherers in sub-Saharan Africa, as archaeologist Brian Stewart explains.
Research: Coronavirus Can Live For A Long Time In Air, On Surfaces A new study is first to examine how long the new coronavirus can survive on steel, plastic and cardboard. It can live up to 72 hours, but that's under idealized lab conditions, not the real world. Allison Aubrey
Killer Kitties? Scientists Track What Outdoor Cats Are Doing All Day Cat owners may often wonder what their outdoor cats is doing all day. One study shows outdoor cats are bad news for birds and other critters. But there are some ways to make cats more visible. Lauren Sommer
You Have A Fever And A Dry Cough. Now What? Whether your mild or moderate symptoms mean you have a cold, the flu, or COVID-19 doesn't change the medical advice right now. Stay home, rest, and call or email your doctor if symptoms worsen. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Why Taller Grass Can Be Bad News For Grasshoppers Grass on the prairie is growing taller because there's now more carbon dioxide in the air. Paradoxically, though, this might be hurting wildlife, because the grass is less nutritious. Dan Charles
Where That $8.3 Billion In U.S. Coronavirus Funding Will And Won't Go President Trump and Congress Friday authorized a package of emergency funding to help and treat and slow the spread of COVID-19. About $950 million is designated for state and local response. Selena Simmons-Duffin
How Computer Modeling Of COVID-19's Spread Could Help Fight The Virus As the world watches the outbreak of a novel coronovirus, epidemiologists are watching simulations of that outbreak in their computers, to try to predict what might happen next. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Let’s do the Entropic 2-step again! Brian Greene says it’s why we’re here in our little pocket of order John O'Brien
Physicist And Iconoclastic Thinker Freeman Dyson Dies At 96 Dyson's ideas often occupied a space between science fiction and science. He helped design, among other things, a nuclear reactor that could be safely operated "even in the hands of an idiot." Geoff Brumfiel
