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Scientists used drones to produce this 3D model of Rano Raraku, the volcanic crater where 95% of Rapa Nui’s giant statues were carved. Lipo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC BY

Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa...

Carl Lipo, Binghamton University, State University of New York Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed...

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, American University School of International Service The U.S. government has caused massive food waste during President...

A year on, the Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire looks increasingly fragile − could...

Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame An already troubled ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon is looking shakier than...

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence – and that...

Mark Louie Ramos, Penn State Should you believe the findings of scientific studies? Amid current concerns about the public’s...

How does Narcan work? Mapping how it reverses opioid overdose can...

Saif Khan, University of Southern California Naloxone, also known by the brand name Narcan, is one of the most...
There are fewer than 100 speakers of the Arapaho language today. Mark Makela/GettyImages

A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last...

Andrew Cowell, University of Colorado Boulder I was hired at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1995 as a...

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...

Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island When polar ice sheets melt, the effects...

The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed...

Deborah Lee, Mississippi State University Three years ago, if someone needed to fix a leaky faucet or understand inflation,...

EXPLORING NATURE

When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan You’ve just finished a strenuous hike to the top of a mountain. You’re exhausted...
A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

Can the world quit coal?