Researchers think the wreck was part of a flotilla that accompanied the Portuguese explorer's final voyage. | Continue reading
The Pilgrims and Wampanoag shared a harvest feast, but it didn't happen the way you were likely taught in school. | Continue reading
A safety net of balloon-mounted sensors listening for satellites and cell towers could save lives if an airplane's GPS signals were to get jammed or disrupted. | Continue reading
This stunning blue mask may represent the Aztec cycle of death and renewal. | Continue reading
Black Friday and the Christmas sales are both great times to save money on the best science gifts, but is one better than the other? | Continue reading
Researchers have made great strides to prevent deaths from fatal diseases, but the cures for some of them still elude us. | Continue reading
Chinese scientists claim they have made a converging energy beam weapon — but did they really, or have they been watching too much Star Wars? | Continue reading
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its classification. | Continue reading
Earth's atmosphere is heavy, so why doesn't it weigh us down more? | Continue reading
Black holes have captivated scientists for more than a century. How well do you know these supermassive wonders of the universe? | Continue reading
Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste than ever before. | Continue reading
This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the sex of larvae, turning males into a "living testacle." | Continue reading
Rather than fearing the rise of generative AI, new technologies may allow creatives to define and express themselves in completely new ways. | Continue reading
Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights. | Continue reading
On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated. | Continue reading
Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar. | Continue reading
A five-year leak on a Russian module of the International Space Station has gotten worse over time. Now, NASA and Russia's Roscosmos space agency disagree just how bad it is. | Continue reading
A shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." Astronomers hope the event will reveal vital secrets about the often-violent evolution of our universe. | Continue reading
Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice victims for their journey to the underworld. | Continue reading
At least 15 people have fallen sick as a result of eating contaminated ground beef, and health officials warn that the products may still be lurking in restaurant refrigerators. | Continue reading
A new study reveals that the asteroid 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for 2 months, may have a "lunar origin." However, it is about to break free from our planet, making it tricky to tell for sure. | Continue reading
If you want to observe the moon and planets up close, this reflector telescope from Celestron is ideal — now $246.49 at Amazon for Black Friday | Continue reading
Octopus filmed firing stones from her siphon from inside a clam shell like a sniper in never-before-seen behavior captured for the Netflix series Our Oceans. | Continue reading
Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our quiz to find out. | Continue reading
The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, lower-than-average sea levels and a puzzle scientists have only just begun to solve. | Continue reading
The world’s first 100% silicon anode battery will be manufactured from 2027 and will offer future EVs a 186-mile range with just five minutes of charging time. | Continue reading
Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe. New research may explain how they formed, thanks to primordial "seeds". | Continue reading
For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot. | Continue reading
How many of the 160 named volcanoes in the U.S. and territories do you know? If you live in Alaska you have a big advantage. | Continue reading
When stars explode as supernovas, they can cause serious cosmic carnage. Is Earth in any danger from any nearby stars? | Continue reading
Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new research finds. | Continue reading
To explore the galaxy and hunt for resources, intelligent aliens might need to turn their home stars into natural spaceships, a new paper suggests. A few known star systems might fit the bill. | Continue reading
The first ever stroller accessory designed to filter out air pollutants on the go — a gimmick or a sign of an upcoming trend? | Continue reading
Two previously unknown Neolithic stone circles have been found in England, and they may have been part of a "sacred arc," an archaeologist says. | Continue reading
Mapping in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas off Alaska has uncovered a 1,640-foot-tall structure on the seafloor, but scientists say it's too early to determine the nature of the discovery. | Continue reading
A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI. | Continue reading
Neanderthals may have used specialized hearths to make tar around 65,000 years ago, a new study finds. | Continue reading
Aftershock II, a new rocket built by students at the University of Southern California, recently broke a number of 20-year-old amateur spaceflight records for altitude, power and speed. It reached more than 470,000 feet above Earth's surface and went "hypersonic." | Continue reading
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, has been scraping users’ scans of the world to build a model that will help robots navigate physical space. Some experts are worried about the potential applications. | Continue reading
Imagine going on a run and using your body heat to power your fitness tracker. | Continue reading
Amazon has dropped an incredible early Black Friday discount on the Adidas Ultraboost Light which features in our best running shoes guide. | Continue reading
Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to get there. | Continue reading
The demonstrator craft is an important proof-of-concept for the return of supersonic commercial operations. | Continue reading
The latest congressional UFO hearing featured testimony from former military personnel who told representatives that excessive government secrecy hides the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos. | Continue reading
"Butterfly disease" is a potentially fatal, inherited disorder that causes patients to blister very easily. | Continue reading
NASA satellites discovered that Earth's surface has lost enough water to empty Lake Erie two and a half times since 2015. And the problem could be here to stay. | Continue reading
Did our favorite budget fitness tracker get just even better? | Continue reading
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to a Tom's of Maine facility in Sanford that makes toothpaste. | Continue reading