Most scientists follow this pronunciation for exactly that reason: it’s neutral. It avoids the scatological “yoor-AY-nuhss” while staying close to its Latin roots. Another accepted variant is ...

Hailed as one of the 50 most important women in science, she found ways to study rare radioactive isotopes and advanced the ...

Every hurricane has a name, but have you ever wondered who decides it, and why? The naming system we use today started as a way to reduce confusion during storms, but it soon became an international ...

Names alternate between masculine and feminine, and the pool was chosen to reflect the diversity of the Atlantic basin by drawing from the English, Spanish, and French languages. The lists skip Q, U, ...

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their development of new molecular structures that can trap ...

Just hearing the names of these hurricanes brings to mind scenes of destruction in New Orleans, New York City and North Carolina, respectively. But it’s more than putting a human name to a powerful ...

More than 75% of the planet's health and life support systems are in danger. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

Each full moon has a unique name that reflects its agricultural past. Besides the usual collection of full moons in 2025, there will also be three supermoons (when the moon's monthly perigee, or ...