Stories by The Conversation US

A rectangular nine-volt battery is basically just a bunch of smaller batteries in a trench coat

An elite athlete’s metabolism mostly looks different from that of a person with COVID—but their occasional similarities can reveal important insights into health and disease

When anger strikes, decreasing arousal is more likely to reduce aggression than venting is, according to a massive review of 154 studies

Earthquakes in the Northeast are usually too small to feel, but larger temblors like the 4.8 magnitude quake in New Jersey aren’t unheard of

Ancient Maya saw solar eclipses as a “broken sun” that was a sign of possible destruction

An earthquake scientist discusses what we know about Taiwan’s magnitude 7. quake so far and what may happen next

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, announced she had cancer last month. Many cancer patients undergo surgery, chemotherapy and other treatments in combination

The loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after a cargo ship collision will teach engineers how to design structures better able to withstand disasters

Scientists have created a guide to the 2024 total solar eclipse for the visually impaired that includes tactile graphics

Climate change is affecting every aspect of gardening, including what plants thrive where, which can survive multiple years, whether trees bear fruit, and what pests are most threatening

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes use social cues to decide where to lay their eggs, scientists discover

Older people are particularly vulnerable to COVID and should get another vaccine against the disease this spring, doctors say

This April’s total solar eclipse will present a unique challenge to power grid operators because of the decline in solar power generation

Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging

In interviews, mothers who rejected vaccines for their children cited their own negative experiences with the medical system

The secret to titanosaurs’ remarkable biological success may be how they merged the best of both reptilian and mammalian characteristics to form a unique way of life

Protecting people from lead poisoning requires developing and using powerful tests

The Census Bureau found that among nearly 2.5 million people displaced last year in the U.S. by tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes, socially vulnerable groups were more strongly represented

Researchers who “test the tests” say that COVID rapid tests have kept up with new variants

Winter is warming faster than any other season, leading to changes such as ice storms and rain in regions that were once reliably below freezing—a situation that one expert dubs “warming winter syndrome”

Paleontology is rife with fake fossils that are made to cash in on illegal trade but end up interfering with science

Archaeologists have discovered what may be Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure, submerged below the Baltic Sea and dubbed the Blinkerwall

Signs reminding pet owners to “curb" their dog and scoop their pet’s poop have been joined in some places by posted warnings that pet waste can spread disease

The strong El Niño pattern that made 2023 particularly hot is finally starting to weaken, which scientists expect will conclude by late spring. What does that mean for weather this year?