In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind | Continue reading
New research aims to tease out what exactly is happening in the brains of people with schizophrenia who have auditory hallucinations | Continue reading
Researchers spot the “tipping point” before mathematicians’ moments of discovery | Continue reading
Kendra Pierre-Louis steps in as interim host and dives into the science behind why some foods—especially mayonnaise—can gross us out. | Continue reading
The popularization of the term “slop” for AI output follows a centuries-long pattern where new tools flood the zone, audiences adapt and some of tomorrow’s art emerges from today’s excess | Continue reading
The first image from the Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of the galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties | Continue reading
James Watson’s work on the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA led to a revolution in biology and genetics | Continue reading
An early cold snap will chill much of the U.S., potentially breaking records in the Southeast | Continue reading
Three Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike. But the incident highlights the growing risk of orbital debris | Continue reading
“I have no problems flying,” says one expert about the FAA’s plan to reduce flights by 10 percent at 40 airports nationwide. “I would get on an airplane tomorrow” | Continue reading
The finding is the first documented case of colonial behavior between two solitary species | Continue reading
Observations show the disk of our galaxy is not flat but warped and waving. Astronomers are still working out the reasons why | Continue reading
Migraine and cluster headaches affect millions—yet research remains surprisingly thin. | Continue reading
Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging. | Continue reading
The latest report shows that the estimated number of endangered vaquita porpoises has modestly increased | Continue reading
A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world | Continue reading
Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an opera | Continue reading
New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles | Continue reading
A “superflare” 10 trillion times brighter than the sun is confirmed as the record holder for luminosity | Continue reading
Reflect Orbital’s plan to deliver “sunlight on demand” using thousands of giant orbital mirrors is just the latest in a growing list of disruptive commercial activities in space | Continue reading
A small study helps explain why some people taking Wegovy and similar weight-loss drugs cut back on alcohol, offering insight into potential new addiction therapies | Continue reading
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers | Continue reading
Ahead of Jared Isaacman’s renomination for the position of NASA’s administrator, a dispute between him and its acting chief Sean Duffy spilled into the open, with potentially profound consequences for the U.S. space agency | Continue reading
Limited COVID surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say | Continue reading
A cosmic explosion known as GRB 250702B is by far the longest gamma-ray burst astronomers have ever seen—if it’s even one at all | Continue reading
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID, can cause malnutrition and weight loss in children and adults even when body image is not a factor | Continue reading
Why saying no is harder than it should be. | Continue reading
In a world first, a bespoke gene-editing therapy benefited one child. Now researchers plan to launch a clinical trial of the approach | Continue reading
Debris from Comet Encke creates two annual meteor showers, but it might also pose a small risk to Earth. Scientists are investigating | Continue reading
Hurricane Melissa’s rare intensity and lasting impact reveal how storms are evolving in a warming world. | Continue reading
A meeting of the Pan American Health Organization this week will address the resurgence of measles in the Americas | Continue reading
An orca pod has been spotted for the first time repeatedly targeting and flipping young great white sharks onto their backs to paralyze and dismember them | Continue reading
A personal experiment with the artificial intelligence music platform Suno’s latest model echoes a new preprint study. Most listeners can’t tell AI music from the real thing, but emotional resonance still demands a human story | Continue reading
A new study adds to the evidence that viral infections during pregnancy might contribute to a child’s likelihood of having autism | Continue reading
Humans have been in space onboard the ISS continuously for 25 years. As the station nears its end, new commercial habitats are lining up to take its place | Continue reading
A large new study reveals how early relationships with parents and friends influence how we relate to those closest to us in adulthood | Continue reading
Horror movie composers use musical tricks to hijack your nervous system and put you on edge | Continue reading
Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is hiding it from Earth | Continue reading
Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy | Continue reading
Faced with her son’s struggle with dyslexia, one mom built an AI platform to help kids learn their own way | Continue reading
This Halloween discover how your candy choices can trick—or treat—the microbes in your gut. | Continue reading
Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end up in annual flu vaccines. | Continue reading
Are we the only rational thinkers? New research on our primate cousins suggests otherwise | Continue reading
Seismometers picked up the ferocious winds and waves of Hurricane Melissa, showing how the tools can be used to better understand storms today and those from the past | Continue reading
“The only countries that will really learn more if [U.S. nuclear] testing resumes are Russia and, to a much greater extent, China,” says Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on the geopolitics of nuclear weaponry | Continue reading
An analysis suggests Nanotyrannus is a separate, smaller dinosaur that lived alongside T. rex, settling a 30-year debate | Continue reading
Some scientists are concerned that the Trump administration will use “junk science” when reviewing mifepristone’s safety record | Continue reading
What would the world look like if we changed the value of pi? Whether in the real world or a game environment, the answer is complex | Continue reading