A group of universities that oversee the country’s largest federal climate research center filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the lab. The suit challenging the decision to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) alleges the Trump administration is waging a “widespread and coordinated campaign of punishment and…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. (Main) the galaxy Centaurus A as seen by the the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile. (Inset) The velocities of galaxies in groups versus distance. | Credit: ESO/ AIP/ D. Benisty / J. Fohlmeister…
Coyotes may be building dens and having litters of pups near you, according to new research from the University of Georgia. But chances are you won’t see them—even if they are denning right next door. In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers followed 48 urban coyotes fitted with GPS tracking collars and…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) have a really bad reputation. The ocean’s bad boys are responsible for at least 100 unprovoked attacks on humans, 27 of which have been fatal. However, the species may be responsible for more attacks. A…
Not all screens and monitors are built to the same standards of color depth and accuracy, and your eyes also have their limits. Now, you can find out just how well you (and your devices) can tell colors apart, potentially for bragging rights. Software developer Keith Cirkel has created the ‘Your ΔE(OK) JND?’ website, allowing…
Although Yellowstone National Park is one of the most pristine places in America, even its hot springs aren’t safe from reckless littering. Yellowstone’s vast array of hydrothermal features attracts over 4 million visitors annually, so while the park does its best to educate visitors about park laws, some people inevitably throw debris around, to the…
Spring gets its official start Friday in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the vernal equinox. But what does that mean? The Earth’s axis is tilted at an angle as it travels around the sun. On the equinox, the Earth’s tilt is neither toward nor away from the sun, so both hemispheres get the…
Paleontologists have described a new species of enigmatic cyclidan crustacean on the basis of three well-preserved specimens from the Early Triassic Guiyang biota of China. Yunnanocyclus fortis. Image credit: Sun et al., doi: 10.1002/spp2.70052. Cyclidans are a distinctive group of arthropods that first appeared in the Carboniferous period and survived until the Late Cretaceous. Their…
March 16, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Crabs are cannibalizing one another with surprising rapacity in parts of the Chesapeake Bay A 37-year study in the Chesapeake Bay revealed that a major predator of young blue crabs might be their own kind By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron A…
It feels like summertime in March across much of the western United States this week, as an extraordinary, early heat wave sends temperatures skyrocketing in California and the Southwest. Highs above 90 degrees Fahrenheit are expected to be widespread in Southern California, with parts of Arizona and Nevada reaching the triple digits. Some 39 million…
