Latest Science Stories
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
Here’s what to look for in the night sky this February
A green comet is visiting us from the edge of the solar system, and astronomers are thrilled
The racist history behind using biology in criminology
Experiment with spice by making this homemade hot sauce
These fuzzy burrowers don’t need oxytocin to fall in love
Earth’s natural air-scrubbing system works better when it’s wetter
A gold-laced mummy could be the ‘oldest and most complete’ specimen found in Egypt
Fun or feud? These are the tell-tail signs that a catfight has gone sour.
Why seaweed farming could be the next big thing in sustainability
Scientists are still banging out theories about how dinosaurs had sex
NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year
Watch this metallic material move like the T-1000 from ‘Terminator 2’
These primate ancestors were totally chill with a colder climate
One wormy Triassic fossil could fill a hole in the evolutionary story of amphibians
When wind turbines kill bats and birds, these scientists want the carcasses
Pluto is not a planet because of one small technicality
An oil spill on this fuel-rich coast could be a supply chain catastrophe
The Earth’s inner core could be slowing its spin—but don’t panic
This teen mummy was buried with dozens of gold amulets
Astronomers want to wield a tiny laser to look for life on neighboring worlds
How a peculiar parasitic plant relies on a rare Japanese rabbit
What’s really going on with myocarditis and COVID vaccines
Adolescent chimpanzees might be less impulsive than human teens
How old is Earth? It’s a surprisingly tough question to answer.
How to prevent, identify, and treat frostbite
Stowaway mice carry DNA evidence of an ancient black market fur trade
The Amazon Fire 7 kids tablet can help keep kids occupied—and it’s on sale
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches have been a slow burn—for an interesting reason
Meteorite hunters lug a 16.7-pound space rock from Antarctic ice
The best—and worst—places to shelter after a nuclear blast
‘Skyglow’ is rapidly diminishing our nightly views of the stars
Oyster mushrooms release nerve gas to kill worms before eviscerating them
Newly found titanosaur eggs reveal dino nurseries once teemed with baby giants
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