The research team, led by Cihang Luo, had been searching for coal samples to study the flora of the Devonian period and reconstruct those ancient ecosystems. Frankly, no one expected amber to be ...

To trace where these grains came from, researchers simulated their path through the atmosphere. The models showed the dust struck Earth at speeds between 8.7 and 10.5 miles per second. This speed ...

World Labs: Stanford computer scientist Fei-Fei Li, known for creating the ImageNet dataset that helped launch modern deep learning, co-founded World Labs in 2024 alongside Justin Johnson, Christoph ...

According to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, 93 million CT scans were performed in 2023 on around 62 million Americans. Those numbers aren’t just impressive—they also come with a shadow: ...

Documenting this thriving life isn’t just a scientific quest—it’s a vital step for conservation. As Zoe Richards from Curtin University reminds us, deep ecosystems are vast, remote, and expensive to ...

Lead author Christina Young, a researcher in Stanford University’s Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, investigated this connection. Her team published the findings in the journal ...

Most climate models provide projections for 2050 or even 2100. But if you’d prefer a slightly shorter countdown to climate drama, French national weather service Météo France and the Drias climate ...

Some gardeners prefer mornings, others swear by evenings—everyone has their habits. But is there a golden hour for watering your green companions? “In spring or fall, it’s highly recommended to water ...

But—there’s always a “but”—nearly all of that positive data comes from studies involving younger adults, not the elderly. As we get older, physiological changes alter both our nutritional needs and ...

But structural factors also strengthen smishing’s punch. SMS messages boast a staggering 98% open rate—most read within just three minutes—whereas emails often go ignored for much longer. Your phone’s ...

The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single ...

The clearest evidence of this reversal came in 2018, when economists Bernt Bratsberg and Ole Rogeberg of the Ragnar Frisch Centre for Economic Research published a landmark study in PNAS. Analyzing ...