News

  1. Health & Medicine

    The CDC has tightened rabies regulations for imported dogs. Here’s why

    Dog rabies was eliminated in the United States in 2007. The new rules on bringing dogs into the country aim to keep it that way.

    By Claire Yuan
  2. Health & Medicine

    Some ‘forever chemicals’ may be absorbed through our skin

    PFAS, which are found in common products such as cosmetics, food packaging and waterproof gear, have been linked to health problems.

    By Abdullahi Tsanni
  3. Physics

    Paper cut physics pinpoints the most hazardous types of paper

    Dot matrix printer paper is the most treacherous, physicists report. Magazine paper comes in second.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Animals

    Static electricity may help butterflies and moths gather pollen on the fly

    Electrostatically charged lepidopterans could draw pollen out of flowers without touching the blooms, computer simulations suggest.