Science

New research out of the University of California San Diego and the University of Haifa is reshaping what we know about ancient seaborne trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Published recently in Antiquity, a new paper documents the first-ever discovery of…

How can researchers measure poverty and understand local development needs in places where conventional data collection is difficult or impossible?

NASA has announced a new wave of layoffs at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as the agency undergoes a sweeping “realignment” of its workforce.

Canada’s aging population, combined with increased life expectancy, pose a real challenge for our pension plans. Current and future retirees risk seeing some of their sources of income decline or, at best, stagnate.

The spate of public demonstrations against unemployment, corruption and low quality of life around the world is striking because of who is leading them. Young people have used social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to spread…

The weak nuclear force doesn’t play by the normal rules — and, in fact, it breaks one of the biggest rules of all.

Sometimes the most valuable thing you can find is something you weren’t even looking for.

At a testy meeting in Banff recently, the American ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, mused about the future of pre-clearance in Canada. Cross-border travel numbers are down, he complained, which makes the cost of the program less appealing to Americans.

Whether they’re knocking at your door trick or treating, or hung as decorations in shop windows, witches are rife at this time of year. They’re easy to recognize, wearing tall, pointed hats, carrying broomsticks, or peering into a cauldron—but where…

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth’s magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across northern North America.