Latest Science Stories
These 6 galaxies are so huge, they’ve been nicknamed ‘universe breakers’
These beetles sniff out fungus-infected trees to find their next target
Scientists think they found a 2,000-year-old dildo in ancient Roman ruins
Want to travel to Mars? Here’s how long the trip could take.
We might soon lose a full second of our lives
5 ways to get better at trivia, according to a Jeopardy! contestant
Why is space cold if the sun is hot?
Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS
Norovirus is spiking across the United States
A group of humpback whales is choosing violence
Engineers finally peeked inside a deep neural network
NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts
Watch never-before-seen footage of the Titanic shipwreck from the 1980s
A jellyfish sting treatment that actually works
Why Danish citizen scientists were on a quest to find the oldest European hedgehog
Popular chimpanzees set hand-holding trends for the whole group
The Monty Python ‘silly walk’ could replace your gym workout
Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains
Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria
Snakes can actually hear really well
Let’s talk about how planes fly
What was going on inside of this spinosaur’s brain?
The endangered Eurasian lynx might never recover fully in France
JWST’s latest new galaxy discoveries mirror the Milky Way
Lion’s mane mushroom shows promise in boosting brain cell growth
Volunteer astronomers bring wonders of the universe into prisons
2.9 million-year-old tools found in Kenya stir up a ‘fascinating whodunnit’
Hubble telescope spies Saturn’s rings in ‘spoke season’
IBM’s AI has a new job: sorting through NASA’s giant stream of Earth and weather images
Antarctic fieldwork may finally reckon with sexual harassment claims
Distant dwarf planet Quaoar shouldn’t have a ring, but it does
Citizen science is another great form of nature therapy
Why giraffe sex is a tall order and hinges on pee
The secret to mirages has surprisingly little to do with your brain
Moondust could chill out our overheated Earth, some scientists predict
Raising male offspring comes at a high price for orca mothers
In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare
Codebreakers have finally deciphered the lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots
The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats
Bacteria and fungi are the first to start rebuilding charred forests
How much sweat will come out of the Super Bowl? We did the math.
Neanderthals caught and cooked crabs 90,000 years ago
The ISS is the best place for an astronaut to get stuck in space
Would Earth laws apply to Mars colonists?
Astronomers find 12 more moons orbiting Jupiter
Throwing the perfect football spiral is a feat in science
Do domesticated dogs howl back at wolves?
Rescue underway after deadly earthquake hits Turkey and Syria
How to water your plants less but still keep them happy
This Antarctic EV goes where other electric vehicles can’t tread
Ancient humans used mastodon bones to hunt the giant beasts
Why shooting cosmic rays at nuclear reactors is actually a good idea
Say hello to the Commerce Department’s new space traffic-cop program
Where does Earth end and space begin? The Karman line is only one answer.
Scientists find 319-million-year-old fossilized fish brain
This is the best look yet into ancient Egyptians’ mummy-making chemicals
A sea sponge’s sneeze lasts a very, very long time
Cosmic cartographers release a more accurate map of the universe’s matter
DARPA wants to push the boundaries of where satellites can fly
A college student built an AI to help look for alien radio signals
Inside the project to bring ‘self-healing’ Roman concrete to American shorelines
It’s in the rules to play dirty in this new soil-themed board game
When humans and dolphins fish together, they both win
Gnarly pink waves crash near San Diego