Latest Science Stories
Mixing volcanic ash with meteorites may have jump-started life on Earth
AI-assisted brain and spine implants helped a paralyzed man control his legs again
A deep sea mining zone in the remote Pacific is also a goldmine of unique species
Danish painters used beer to create masterpieces, but not the way you think
Here’s what really happens when you pull a muscle
African spiny mouse joins a small but mighty group of bony plated mammals
There’s a good reason why so many adults are scared of clowns
This hot Jupiter exoplanet unexpectedly hangs out with a super-Earth
The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect
How a sniff test could make sexing chicks more humane
Colorado River deals pays Arizona, California, and Nevada $1.2 billion to use less water
A super pressure balloon built by students is cruising Earth’s skies to find dark matter
See hot plasma bubble on the sun’s surface in powerful closeup images
This tiger-sized, saber-toothed, rhino-skinned predator thrived before the ‘Great Dying’
NYC is sinking and climate change is only making it worse
NASA chooses Blue Origin to build Artemis V lunar lander
Mars rover snaps pics of dusty craters that may have once roared with water
Thriving baby California condor is a ray of hope for the unique species
A new NASA study will put people through a brain-shaking ride in the Kraken
Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed
A giant new spinosaur species has been unearthed in Spain
A gassy black hole might have burped out the largest cosmic explosion ever
Blueprints engraved in stone from Saudi Arabia and Jordan could be the world’s oldest
This spider pretends to be an ant, but not well enough to avoid being eaten
The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover
World set to ‘temporarily’ breach major climate threshold in next five years
‘Violent’ earthquakes accompanied the infamous volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii
How hundreds of college students are helping solve a centuries-old mystery about the sun
A tiny NASA CubeSat just set a big data speed record with lasers
A once-forgotten antibiotic could be a new weapon against drug-resistant infections
A ‘butterfly tree of life’ reveals the origins of these beautiful insects
Light pollution is messing with coral reproduction
How echolocation lets bats, dolphins, and even people navigate by sound
How ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ plays with the rules of physics
$130,000 could buy you a Michelin-star meal with a view of the stars
Saturn’s icy rings may be a relatively new addition to the gas giant’s signature look
Extinct ‘thunder beasts’ went from mini to massive in the blink of an evolutionary eye
Looking back at Skylab, NASA’s pioneering space station
Baby anemonefish can rapidly change their genes to survive in the sea
A peanut allergy patch is making headway in trials with toddlers
Can scented soap make you less of a mosquito buffet?
What is a pangenome? Scientists just released their first draft.
Sunken whale carcasses create entire marine cities on the ocean floor
A hunk of cheese is a perfect playground for fungal antibiotics
The best telescopes under $500 in 2023
Lord of the Rings villain Sauron inspires the name of new butterfly genus
The blueprints for early organs may be hiding in sea stars
How a 14-year-old kid became the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion
How Neanderthal genetic material could influence nose shapes to this day
NASA hopes its snake robot can search for alien life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
Asteroid belt circling star 25 light-years away hints at a hidden planet
Hidden oceans could be lurking deep within Uranus’ moons
What busy bees’ brains can teach us about human evolution
NASA’s newest office is all about putting humans on Mars
Doctors perform first in-utero brain surgery to treat rare condition
How 2,000-year-old soil could be a lifeline for the Amazon rainforest
The history of Halley’s Comet—and the fireball show it brings us every spring
The mystery behind the unique chemistry of Earth’s continents
The epic journey of dust in the wind often ends with happy plankton
Humans and Neanderthals could have lived together even earlier than we thought
FDA approves first RSV vaccine for adults after 60 years in the making
That time the CDC got people hyped for a zombie apocalypse
Robot plants could be used to grow infrastructure in space from scratch
Chemists finally unlock the secret to a rose’s iconic aroma
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