Talk about unexpected: People's endorsement of moral values that promote group cohesion and conformity is stronger in the spring and fall than it is in the summer and winter. Continue

A new study suggests that Earth's natural forces could substantially reduce Antarctica's impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades.  Continue

Modern hurricanes are rewriting the rules of extreme storms. The behavior of the world's most powerful storms is evolving.  Continue

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Stopping ocean plastics, one mushroom buoy at a time: A surprisingly buoyant material, mycelium can help aquafarmers and fishermen end their dependency on plastic gear Continue

Of the 8-billion of us, 2.6 billion people don’t use the internet. What’s stopping them? Continue

We were told, repeatedly, continuously, loudly, that we wanted this, that our old ways of doing things were humiliating drudgery that made us yearn for escape. Is it true? Continue

Some ‘forever chemicals’ may be absorbed through our skin. PFAS are in common products that we touch, such as cosmetics, food packaging and waterproof gear Continue

How would a starfish wear trousers? Science has an answer to the Spongebob question Continue