Learn about the controversy behind seed oils, and find out how consuming them influences human health compared to animal fats like butter and beef tallow.
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Space Tornadoes Are Swirling Around the Milky Way’s Core
Learn how ALMA gives astrophysics a front row seat to dynamic forces that shape the galaxy, called space tornadoes.
As Lyme Disease Cases Grow, Treatment Makes Progress to Stop Infection
Targeting a key enzyme in the microorganism responsible for the disease could stop both its growth and ability to infect
Watch as This Rare Red Sprite Lightning Strikes Above the Himalayas
Learn more about a massive show of red sprites in South Asia â an outburst that included over 100 individual flashes of red lightning.
Rapid Spread of Infectious Disease in the Congo Could be From Contaminated Water
The rapid spread of illness in the African country may be due to contaminated water, rather than a virus that jumped from bat to human.
Alaska’s Largest Eruptions in the Past 10,000 Years
With Spurr rumbling near Anchorage, let’s look at some of the largest eruptions in the most volcanically active state of the U.S.
Humans Arose From Two Ancestral Populations That United 300,000 Years Ago
Learn about the new proposal for the origins of modern humans, suggesting that our species is a genetic combination of two ancestral populations.
High-Definition Images Give Us Earliest Look at Birth of the Universe
Learn more about the Atacama Cosmology Telescope and the images of the infant universe it captured.
Physics Can Explain How the Inner Ear Picks Up Faint Sounds
Learn more about the physics of the inner ear and how it works to pick up the faintest of sounds.
Activity at Alaskaâs Mount Spurr Suggests That The Volcano Is About To Erupt
Learn more about the likelihood of an explosive Mount Spurr eruption, which would spew clouds of ash into the air above southcentral Alaska.