Science
Dead star 'glitches' could reveal the origins of f...
Two glitches in the rotation of a highly magnetic neutron star or 'magnetar' could help reveal the i...
US space science could fall behind China if privat...
A House subcommittee asked NASA about its plan to replace the International Space Station after 2030...
Inside the Brooklyn start-up making clean jet fuel...
Rethinking a century-old chemical reaction could jump-start the production of cleaner jet fuel made ...
When does a bone become a fossil?
As organic material in a bone gets replaced by minerals over time, it becomes a fossil. But that can...
Lunar lining: Columbia coat tech insulates Intuiti...
A technology used to protect the first astronauts to land on the moon is on its way back to the luna...
SpaceX launches private 'Odysseus' lander on pione...
SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft on Thursday morning (Feb. 15), kicking off t...
Poison frogs tap-dance to rouse prey and make them...
Different species of poison frogs tap their toes when feeding to create vibrations that cause flies ...
School uniforms may prevent children from getting ...
Children who live in countries where school uniforms are the norm appear to be less active than thos...
Water found on the surface of an asteroid for the ...
Water molecules have been detected on the surface of an asteroid for the first time, revealing new c...
SETI searches for alien signals synchronized with ...
Astronomers revitalize an old concept called the SETI Ellipsoid that incorporates supernovas in the ...
Watch NASA unfurl basketball-court-sized solar sai...
NASA and Redwire Space successfully deployed a massive solar sail in a test, potentially paving the ...
Injections of drug-filled nanoparticles may reliev...
A drug called pazopanib is known to provide brief relief from arthritis pain – encapsulating it in n...
Dogs and horses buried with Iron Age people may ha...
A 2200-year-old burial ground in northern Italy includes people interred with dogs and horses, perha...
Neil deGrasse Tyson's new StarTalk TV streaming ch...
Neil deGrasse Tyson brings his popular astronomy podcast StarTalk to a new streaming channel devoted...
How your age, gender and nationality alter how you...
An emoji that represents happiness to one person may signify a different emotion to another, with th...
Blasting sluggish sperm with ultrasound waves gets...
Sperm that were immobile became active after just 20 seconds of ultrasound exposure in a lab experim...
'Odd couple' kissing stars created by unromantic c...
Valentine's Day won't be all hearts and flowers for some "kissing stars." These "odd couples" were c...
watch 'The Shuttle That Fell to Earth' online from...
How to watch "The Shuttle That Fell to Earth" online on BBC iPlayer in the UK and from anywhere. New...
Watch Russia launch a Valentine's Day Progress sup...
Russia will launch the robotic Progress 87 cargo ship toward the International Space Station tonight...
This astronaut took 5 spacewalks. Now, he's helpin...
Retired NASA astronaut John "Danny" Olivas says he wants to give back in what he thinks is his final...
Half of Amazon may be pushed to climate tipping po...
Satellite data suggests 47 per cent of the Amazon will experience at least one environmental stresso...
Rice containing beef cells could make a sustainabl...
Scientists have grown cow muscle cells inside grains of rice to create a new food product that could...
The existence of a new kind of magnetism has been ...
Altermagnets, theorised to exist but never before seen, have been measured for the first time and th...
The uncomfortable truth about cannibalism’s role i...
Fossil evidence shows that humans have a very long history of eating each other. Now, archaeologists...
Fire but no brimstone: Where is the universe's mis...
Astronomers may finally know why some death shrouds created by the deaths of sun-like stars lack the...
Bacteria found in a mine turn CO2 to rock under ex...
Microbes that rapidly convert CO2 to rock could lock away the greenhouse gas in deep underground sto...
SpaceX launching 22 Starlink satellites from Calif...
SpaceX plans to launch 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites tonight (Feb. 14), on what could ...
Female scorpions get stung during sex – and they s...
During courtship rituals, female scorpions appear to willingly let males sting them, which may be a ...
Best solar viewing kit 2024: Observe the April 8 s...
Ahead of the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, we've rounded up the best solar viewing equipment in...
The moon and Jupiter go on a Valentine's Day date ...
The moon and Jupiter have a hot date for Valentine's Day tonight, appearing close together in the ni...
SpaceX launching secret national security mission ...
SpaceX plans to launch the mysterious USSF-124 mission for the U.S. Space Force today (Feb. 14), and...
SpaceX deorbiting 100 older Starlink satellites to...
SpaceX announced it will deorbit 100 of its first-generation Starlink satellites in order to lower t...
SpaceX delays launch of private Intuitive Machines...
SpaceX postponed the launch of a private moon lander built by Intuitive Machines late Tuesday (Feb. ...
Great apes like teasing each other - which may be ...
Chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans and gorillas frequently toy with their peers by poking, tickling or...
Valentine's Day 2024 means 3 rocket launches, a Sp...
With up to three rocket launches possible on Feb. 14, including at least two by SpaceX Valentine's D...
Apes ponder their place in the universe in 'Kingdo...
20th Century Studios just released a new trailer for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.' See it her...
SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket ahead of 3rd t...
SpaceX recently stacked the two stages of its huge Starship rocket to prep for the vehicle's third-e...
