Science
Can we dim the sun to fight climate change? Not wi...
Scattering microscopic particles of sulfur in the atmosphere might slow down climate change. It migh...
Serum promotes hair growth by mimicking the effect...
Skin irritation, such as through eczema, promotes hair growth in mice, which prompted scientists to ...
What 350 different theories of consciousness revea...
There are hundreds of coherent theories attempting to explain the origins of experience. Robert Lawr...
Google says its quantum computer can reveal the st...
A new quantum computing protocol may be able to augment a standard technique for understanding molec...
Gene-edited pigs resistant to swine fever could bo...
Classical swine fever reduces productivity and harms animal welfare, but pigs have now been genetica...
Colour e-paper screen offers high-res video with l...
Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique t...
Giant star Betelgeuse has a 'Betelbuddy' — and it'...
Astronomers have sighted Betelgeuse’s mysterious companion — and it’s turning out to be full of surp...
The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Di...
In a letter to Congress, museum officials have warned the shuttle may need to be partially disassemb...
Satellites watch glaciers melting in Patagonia | S...
New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency reveals nearly four decades of dramatic ice los...
How to nurture infant microbiomes for a lifetime o...
The microbes that take hold in our bodies during early life have long-term effects on our brain heal...
Volcanic explosions on Mars may have left massive ...
Ancient explosive volcanic eruptions on Mars could help explain mysterious hints of buried ice from ...
Watch SpaceX launch its record-breaking 133rd Falc...
SpaceX will launch its record-breaking 133rd Falcon 9 mission of 2025 today (Oct. 22), and you can w...
Antidepressants vary widely in their physical side...
Antidepressants can be very effective, but they also come with side effects that vary from one drug ...
China's 1st reusable rocket test fires engines ahe...
LandSpace conducted a static-fire test with its Zhuque-3 rocket recently, an important step in the p...
Comet 3I/ATLAS could soon shower NASA's Jupiter pr...
At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the ...
Exclusive: Climate scientists expect attempts to d...
An exclusive New Scientist survey of leading scientists reveals widespread concern that schemes to t...
Neil deGrasse Tyson on his new book and the hidden...
We spoke with Neil deGrasse Tyson about his new Q&A book "Just Visiting This Planet: Further Sci...
Chemistry on Saturn's huge moon Titan is even weir...
Titan's chemical inventory is believed to bear some resemblance to the prebiotic soup on the early E...
'Doom' at 20 — a staggeringly dull movie that real...
Not even Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson can save you from this Martian disaster.
Ultracold atoms could test relativity in the quant...
Confining and rotating extremely cold atoms or molecules within atomic “Ferris wheels” made from las...
How worried should we be about noxious chemicals f...
We have more satellites than ever before, but when they burn up they create a new kind of air pollut...
The other space race: why the world is obsessed wi...
An academic dives into "the other space race" as countries work to send satellites and other objects...
NASA'd too hard: The ultimate NASA trivia quiz
Test your knowledge of NASA's triumphs, setbacks, and space-age breakthroughs that define this space...
NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission’s Orion capsule...
The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together in...
'You're free!' Tiny Japanese satellites escape doo...
JAXA has successfully deployed three new Cubesats from the International Space Station's Kibo module...
This company's plan to launch 4,000 massive space ...
Reflect Orbital has applied for a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license to launch a giant ...
Mysterious smoldering wreckage in Australian Outba...
A piece of smoldering wreckage found in Western Australia is likely part of a Chinese rocket that cr...
SpaceX could lose launch contract for Artemis 3 as...
SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from n...
Virtual particles: How physicists' clever bookkeep...
A physicist explains the idea of virtual particles and why they are important to study.
A distant comet is forming new rings while we watc...
The comet-like object Chiron has been caught in the process of forming new rings, which could help u...
Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s...
Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get i...
Breastfeeding causes a surge in immune cells that ...
Breastfeeding seems to cause specialised immune cells to flood into the breasts and stay there for y...
Scientists discover 1st evidence of 4.5-billion-ye...
Ancient rocks from Greenland, Canada and Hawaii preserve a rare chemical fingerprint that may come f...
The extraordinary influence of the lymphatic syste...
It has remained mysterious for millennia, but we’re finally uncovering the profound role the lymphat...
Are we already witnessing space warfare in action?...
"The Russians and the Chinese are demonstrating more sophisticated orbital maneuvering abilities. Th...
Eye implant and high-tech glasses restore vision l...
Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss, with existing treatments only abl...
New moon of October 2025 hides red star Antares fo...
The new moon will see dark skies for the peak of the Orionid meteor shower, while three days will pa...
Hubble spies a glowing 'starburst ring' | Space ph...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fu...
Hand-powered device disinfects drinking water with...
Turning the crank on a simple device filled with nanoparticles can remove serious pathogens from wat...
Don't miss the Orionid meteor shower peak begin ov...
Here's what to expect when the Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 21-23 in a dark, moonless sky.
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged b...
When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have...
The final frontier of trivia: a 'Star Trek' themed...
This quiz will test your knowledge of 'Star Trek' ships, species, episodes, and the ideals that expl...
'Fallout: New Vegas' came out 15 years ago, but th...
Fallout Season 2 is taking us back to New Vegas as the legendary RPG turns 15, but there are more re...
mRNA covid vaccines spark immune response that may...
An analysis of patient records suggests that mRNA covid-19 vaccines boost the immune response to can...
Watch comets Lemmon and SWAN make their closest ap...
The livestream is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT) on Oct. 20.
A cosmic heart bursts with light in new deep space...
The Heart Nebula shines 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Watch SpaceX launch its 10,000th Starlink satellit...
SpaceX will launch its 10,000th Starlink satellite today (Oct. 19) on the record-breaking 31st fligh...
Physicist and author Brian Greene to host 1st Glob...
The cosmos is getting its own red carpet. The inaugural Global Space Awards will launch later this y...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 182 — The Drea...
On Episode 182 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Hart to discuss h...
How can Europe fight back against incursions by dr...
An academic looks at the risks of drone aircraft, from airplanes to civilian attacks and injuries.
