SCIENCE
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Could Tutankhamun’s tomb hold clues to a mysterious Egyptian queen?
A growing body of research is generating renewed interest in potential hidden spaces beyond the decorated walls of Tutankhamun’s burial…
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The ‘Kelvin wave’ hitting California is a potent warning about sea-level rise
A slow-moving surge of water called a Kelvin wave is arriving in southern California and looks to be about as…
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Why the creative brain feeds on movement
Luke Borsten, age 38, has been backpacking and making music since childhood. Today the Portland, Ore.–based filmmaker and musician often…
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How to see rainbows on exoplanets
In some ways, finding exoplanets is amazingly easy. It doesn’t necessarily take a huge telescope and sophisticated equipment to detect…
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Tiny implants use the body as a communication network
When a rat’s front paw moved, its hind leg answered. Normally, such coordination is the nervous system’s job, carried out…
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Scientists just found a bizarre cosmic object ‘hiding in plain sight’
An invisible stream of superfast plasma is heading straight for Earth, and scientists are thrilled. The reason why is that…
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Is football too dangerous for kids’ brains? These scientists are racing to find out
Chris Nowinski lived the athlete’s dream: playing high school football, then National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I football at Harvard…
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Why human language may be intertwined with fire
When asked about the greatest innovation of humans, people will often say language or fire. A new paper suggests that…
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Missing pages of priceless Henry VIII–era manuscript finally found
A 600-year-old book that once belonged to a personal attendant of King Henry VIII is helping to reveal the shifting…
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What caused this woman’s hallucinations? Doctors reveal an infestation of brain worms
Tapeworms are typically thought of as a gut problem: Eat undercooked meat and you could be left with an intestinal…
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