Science

It turns out that Orion's much-maligned heat shield performed really well

Independent safety officials also have high praise for changes by NASA leadership.

Nepal's devastating floods won't be the last as the region's mountains heat up

On the morning of Aug. 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed.

Q&A: Can you trust online ratings in the age of 'review bombing'?

Before buying a product, booking a hotel or streaming a movie, many people check online reviews. But not every glowing…

Man rummaging in a Polish junkyard finds a 1,800-year-old shield holding the cremated remains of a Vandal warrior

A 1,800-year-old shield filled with the cremated remains of a Vandal warrior was discovered at a junkyard in Poland.

Grandfather finds hidden treasure in plain sight as park officials 'dumbfounded' by discovery

A man from Tennessee found a 2.29-carat yellow diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park while on a diamond search with…

Niño alimentó cabras en un zoológico interactivo; ahora debe vacunarse contra la rabia

El viernes pasado, Rebecca Lanning recibió una llamada telefónica impactante: su hijo de 4 años estuvo expuesto a la…

Resin-mounted wallaby teeth reveal rare 1,200-year-old ornaments in Queensland

While sorting through animal bones in a rock shelter in Queensland, Australia, archaeologists came across a tooth where…

Three common study myths busted by a learning expert—and better strategies to use instead

As high school and university students approach exam periods, study sessions often increase in frequency and intensity.

French astronaut takes third spacewalk outside ISS in all-female mission

French astronaut Sophie Adenot is taking her third spacewalk in two weeks and is leading rare all-female excursion…

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

Historical events hold lessons about collaboration and competition in space that could inform how experts plan for the…

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter

The greatest scientific mystery of our time may have just flashed in a gold mine

Sometimes it feels as if all the fundamental questions about existence have been solved. Scientists just found…

China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flow

Not even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing…

Old-growth tropical forests bear lasting legacy of ancient Maya civilization

Rainforests in Central America that have remained largely untouched by modern human activities could bear the invisible…

'Uncharted territory': Physicists find hints of mysterious dark matter

A single flash of energy spotted by the world's most sensitive dark matter detector has scientists excited they may…

Fieldwork safety emerges as a structural challenge for ecological research

A new Viewpoint in the journal BioScience argues that gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV) in ecological fieldwork…

The first signs of dark matter particles may finally have been spotted

Most of the matter in the universe is dark matter, but for decades physicists haven’t been able to directly observe it…

Have we finally found dark matter?

The world’s biggest dark matter search saw a particle it cannot explain

Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026

A photo of ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot on the outside of the International Space Station captures the staggering…

Could humans ever communicate with whales? - podcast

Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949, researchers have been captivated by the wails,…

Scientists extracted DNA from mummified cheetah remains and made a surprising discovery

Ancient DNA reveals clues about mysterious ‘Golden Man’ and rise of the Scythian elites

Primary school food provision 'complex, fragmented and lacking central oversight', study reveals

A lack of central oversight and shifting catering models in primary schools could be putting children's dietary health…

Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking

In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in…

Could humans ever communicate with whales? - video

Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949, researchers have been captivated by the wails,…

Growing bacteria line up single-file, then buckle in liquid crystals

When scientists study bacteria that are not in a Petri dish or a test tube but in environments that more closely mimic…

Drone laser scans map more than 1,000 trees across 90-acre campus

It took one drone, 300 million laser data points and seven teams of students on foot to map Wake Forest University's…

Bees see the world in more ways than previously thought

The honey bee has held a special place in vision research. It is one of the best-studied insects, and much of what…

Mindfulness may lower blood pressure in just 8 weeks

Mindfulness, gratitude, and optimism training may improve blood pressure, inflammation, and other heart-health measures…

Kaikōura erosion monitoring holds answers for world's rock coastlines

Erosion rates on parts of the Kaikōura Peninsula more than doubled after the 2016 earthquake, showing major quakes can…

A supermassive black hole erupted in X-rays, and its radio jets followed 300 days later

By combining roughly two decades of observations from NASA's Swift X-ray Telescope with radio monitoring, astronomers…

Scientists discover why snake embryos twist into spirals

Snake embryos begin life curled into a distinctive right-handed spiral, and scientists may finally know why. Their…

Why the Grand Canyon flash flood was so devastating

Experts explain why a monsoon storm turned so deadly

Researchers catch sharks off NY's Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators

Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers as they…