Democrats will hold most legislative trifectas since 1984
Attendees cheer for Democrats as results roll in at a watch party during the midterm elections on Tuesday in St.…
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‘I heard a barnacle’ – how paying attention to nature’s background noise can reveal animal secrets
If you listen closely enough, you just might hear an acorn barnacle pop and click. KQED Quest/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA During…
Why do blind people and musicians hear pitch better? New research suggests they have less internal noise
People who have lived most of their lives blind often have extraordinary hearing abilities. In new research published in the…
How space weather powers auroras in the sky and threatens power grids on the ground
Northern lights visible in Greenland. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka An aurora is one of nature’s most spectacular light shows: It looks…
NASA’s Swift Observatory has burned up in the atmosphere – the indispensable telescope helped astronomers track fast-moving events in space
This animation shows X-rays from GRB 221009A — the brightest gamma-ray burst detected to date. NASA/Swift/A. Beardmore (University of Leicester)…
Democrats set to win majority of governorships for the first time in 16 years
Dr. Amy Acton speaks at a campaign rally in Cleveland ahead of her successful campaign for Ohio governor. Acton will…
Party control could flip state leadership across the country
Republican Rick Jackson rallies supporters in Roswell, Georgia, last week as he campaigned for Georgia governor. This year, voters in…
How to prepare your online life for your death
That list of passwords isn't enough to ensure your heirs can get into your online accounts. Westend61 via Getty Images…
Why do galaxies rotate?
The spiral galaxy Messier 77. NASA, ESA & A. van der Hoeven, CC BY-ND Curious Kids is a series for…
From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK and double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them
The campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola of Alaska, a Democrat, has been rocked by accusations it recruited a…
Federal subpoenas to election officials mark escalating Trump DOJ pressure campaign
People vote in the Halifax Volunteer Fire Department in Allen County, Kentucky, on Election. Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern…
Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences just closed – a blow for budding young scientists like me
When I was a freshman in college at Villanova University outside Philadelphia, I visited the Academy of Natural Sciences for…
We discovered an organism that lives at blistering temperatures – but what allows it to take the heat?
Studying organisms that survive in extreme heat, like in geothermal springs, helps scientists learn about how life adapts. Gary Yeowell/DigitalVision…
What legal experts say about the Trump administration’s attempts to make a federal case out of state elections
The Trump administration argues that if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, left, narrowly loses his reelection bid, it'll be because voters…
Brighter streetlights cut nighttime violence, but only for a while, study finds
Streetlights illuminate autumn foliage in a suburban Maryland neighborhood. Brighter streetlights may help reduce nighttime violence, according to a new…
Why ultra-Orthodox parties hold so much sway in Israeli politics
Israeli police disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a road during a protest against the army draft in Jerusalem on Oct. 8,…