Somebody carved a shortcut into a riverbank, and the river accepted it. By 1904, silt had obstructed the canal transporting Colorado River water to the farms of California’s Imperial Valley, and the agricultural miracle that had been promised to settlers was struggling to survive in the fields. Engineers opened a temporary intake downstream to maintain […]

Soar above northeastern Oregon and you’ll notice circles of lifeless conifers punctuating the canopy, resembling cigarette burns in a carpet. For years, foresters documented these circles as distinct occurrences of root disease. However, sampling eventually revealed that they were all marks left by a single organism beneath. This organism is a honey fungus, Armillaria ostoyae, […]

Track cycling has consistently captivated interest owing to its high-energy dynamics and precision-focused execution, especially at race starts. A recent analysis uncovers how cyclists can begin moving as the start gun fires without facing penalties for a false start. This investigation, published in the Royal Society Open Science, reveals that in the crucial initial milliseconds […]

In July 2023, a significant incident involving a tower crane in Midtown Manhattan brought to light crucial safety deficiencies in construction practices. Situated at 550 10th Avenue, the arm of a Favelle Favco diesel-powered tower crane, measuring 165 feet, fell onto the street after a fire broke out on its platform. The fire, which ignited […]

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There’s a fair likelihood that the pen closest to you at this moment carries the name of a man most individuals have never heard of — and in many parts of the world, the pen isn’t just named after him; it bears his name. In Britain, Australia, Italy, and elsewhere, you don’t use a ballpoint; […]

A martial arts practice, a friend suddenly gasping for air, and the single item that could assist him buried inside a gear-filled bag. That was the scenario an eighth grader named Akhil Gandikota witnessed, and it lingered with him. He shared with Society for Science, “I imagined being in the same situation.” His observation was […]

The Red-Necked Nightjar: A Life Driven by Lunar Illumination The red-necked nightjar encounters a distinct challenge rarely faced by other predators: hunting reliant on a light source it cannot manage. This nocturnal avian, indigenous to southern Spain, feeds on moths and various flying insects, depending solely on its vision to detect prey against the nighttime […]

The revelation came during a camping excursion. Evan Budz, 15, from Burlington, Ontario, observed a snapping turtle gliding through the water, and he was struck by how little disturbance it caused — no wake, hardly a ripple, an animal traversing a pond while leaving it unchanged behind it. Then he considered how a device designed […]