Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US

There’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.

2 Surprising Habits Of People Who Rarely Regret Their Decisions, By A Psychologist

A psychologist explains two counterintuitive habits shared by people who rarely regret their decisions — and neither involves overthinking the choice.

Measles Susceptibility In American Kindergartners Has Risen By More Than Half Since 2019

The share of US kindergartners without both MMR doses has risen from 4.8 to 7.6 percent since 2019, and the shortfall is concentrated in schools county averages cannot see.

2 ‘Gossipy’ Habits That Mean You’re Intelligent, By A Psychologist

New research reveals two specific gossip habits that separate socially intelligent people from the rest — and why gossiping isn’t the character flaw it seems.

Why Do Humans Have Armpit Hair? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

Armpit hair isn’t left over from evolution — it’s tied to puberty, scent glands and skin bacteria, and it flips what we assume about human hairlessness.

When Access Follows Innovation: Tuberculosis Testing Enters A New Era

A new era in tuberculosis care has begun with the introduction of a highly affordable molecular test, priced at just $2.60. Global rollout is now underway.

See A Rare ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse Beside Saturn: The Night Sky This Week

North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere.

NASA’s New Space Telescope Is Poised to Discover Hidden Facets of the Universe

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is expected to discover as many as 200,000 new planets and reveal details about the elusive nature of dark matter and dark energy.

What Shark DNA Can Teach Us About The Biology Of Aging

What if we could estimate a shark’s age from a small blood sample rather than counting growth rings in its vertebrae? New research on zebra sharks has developed an “epigenetic clock” that can predict age with surprising accuracy, using changes in DNA m…

The No. 1 Weekend Hobby The Smartest People Indulge In, By A Psychologist

Psychologists find the least productive weekend habit—reading a novel with no goal—quietly trains the reading of other minds and comfort with ambiguity.