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Why do people make clickbait, and how do we identify false information in it? Sometimes it helps to have a system to ID the CAP.

Solar storms have the potential to affect our power grid and cause widespread blackouts. Watch how researchers and engineers are working together to make sure that doesn’t happen.

NASA is launching a new spacecraft mission, DART, which will test scientists' ability to deflect asteroids at risk of colliding with Earth.

We’re stretching it out and exploring the science of exercise and—after more than a year of unexpected interruption—getting back in the game. Dr. Alok Patel checks in with an expert in exercise physiology and an Olympic athlete, biomechanist, and chiropractor.

The proteins that make fish fluoresce could help scientists map the human brain.

A scientist dives beneath the surface of the frigid Antarctic ice sheet—and finds a landscape full of colors, light, and life.

Minerals are essential in making everything from skyscrapers tall, to mobile phones small.

By studying the structural color of morpho butterflies, scientists are learning more about producing color without using pigments or paint.

When San Francisco's Millennium Tower unexpectedly sunk 16 inches, residents worried the building would topple over. Here's how a structural engineer and his team figured out the cause and suggested a potential fix.

Even if a building appears to be undamaged after an earthquake, it could have used up some of its initial earthquake resisting capability.

Studies have found that educational programs can lower misconduct and violence rates in prison and recidivism upon release.

Here's how Covid-19 antiviral pills from Pfizer and Merck and Ridgeback work, how effective they are, and how they might change the course of the pandemic.

Here's what to expect from the largest, most technologically advanced, and most expensive space telescope ever built.

Instead of slithering through soil, the Christmas tree worm inhabits coral reefs and might even help protect them against destruction.

What began with temporary manufacturing disruptions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a series of supply breakdowns, including those related to computer chip shortages, across multiple industries.

Explore the science of grilling and how it could affect your health.

While the origins of the cannabis plant remain unknown, geneticists can trace its evolution and identify its closest living relative.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or higher hasn’t rumbled beneath the contiguous U.S. in more than 300 years. Now, the Pacific Northwest is due for another "big one." Clues from the past, along with modern-day science, can help coastal Indigenous communities understand the risks

Each year, California and the Southwest break new records for droughts and high temperatures, which bring damaging heat waves, wildfires, and even flooding. Learn how these catastrophes operate together—and how engineers are working on new technologies to help us survive.

With the help of hydrologists and innovators on the ground and in the lab, Dr. Alok Patel learns about the traditional ecological knowledge of the Navajo Nation in the especially hard-hit Southwest. And he speaks with innovators applying advanced technology to agricultural practices, like drone surveillance and artificial intelligence, to

According to a recent report released by the U.S. government, nearly 150 aerial objects observed between 2004 and 2021 remain unidentified—with the exception of one large deflated balloon. But what if there’s another explanation out there? Could extraterrestrial intelligence explain some sightings? To find out, Dr. Alok

An ornithologist and conservationist shares how the coronavirus pandemic's effects on his ability to breathe has echoed the disproportionate effects of climate change on certain communities

What makes PFAS chemicals extremely useful — and extremely hard to get rid of — are bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms that are almost impossible to break.

In most U.S. states, a surge in cases is reigniting conversations about the country’s response to the pandemic. Dr. Alok Patel speaks with a leading epidemiologist and a specialist in infectious diseases to gain perspective on pressing concerns, from vaccine effectiveness and boosters to vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and

Feast your eyes on one of the most important images in all of cosmology: a picture of the first light from the Big Bang.

Regular use of cannabis could increase an adolescent's likelihood of developing a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

Watch as a team of divers attempts to retrieve an ancient skull.

Opioids mimic the body's natural pain relievers, binding to receptor proteins in the brain and sometimes inducing euphoria.

On August 12, 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe to study the Sun like never before. It will hurtle towards the star at the center of our solar system at 120 miles per second, which is the fastest human-made object ever. The heat shield on the front of the

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth was encased in ice. How did life survive?

The "Ring of Fire" eclipse is coming. Seriously, don’t look directly at it.

For millions of years, Earth was a fiery hellscape, inhospitable to life.

Fossils show that millions of years ago, 20-foot-high fungi grew on Earth.

On Ancient Earth, rust deep in the oceans played a critical role in the formation of Earth

Marine biologists unravel how whales and their poop trap carbon and feed the ocean.

The most explosive event ever recorded on Earth—and the massive tsunami that followed.

Volcanologists visit Tofua to study the volcano’s activity.

A vision scientist breaks down the infamous dress debate.

It turns out memories have a very shaky foundation.

Entanglement responders work to free a critically endangered whale from rope.

Wildfire smoke can carry harmful microorganisms long distances.

How do you make wastewater drinkable? It starts at the sewage treatment plant.

A method of boosting snow and rainfall may help ease drought conditions in the western US.

An international investigation into the fatal submersible implosion is underway.

The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US is being built off Massachusetts.

Induction stovetops are an energy-efficient alternative to traditional gas stoves.

Could a small mammal take down a dinosaur?

The Eiffel Tower was a completely novel design at the time it was built.

Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was once red?

How did we discover exoplanets?

Sometime between now and September a star will explode.

How did an asteroid impact on one side of the planet cause global devastation?

Today’s whales look nothing like their ancient ancestor.

What is this whale skeleton doing in the Egyptian Sahara Desert?

These giant stone heads were not dragged on sleds, as once thought.

Like monkeys, parrots are also able to travel by suspending their body weight.

A Black family uses DNA technology to unlock secrets of the past.

Working at Huawei can be intense - six day weeks and 12 hour days are the norm.

What happened to the Rapa Nui civilization is shrouded in mystery.

Interviewing is one of the most important parts of creating compelling videos

Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions.

Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.

Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.

The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.

Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.

Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.

In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.

Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.

Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species

Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.