Science
The past 12 months were the hottest ever on record...
Between November 2022 and October 2023, global average temperatures rose to 1.32°C above the preindu...
SpaceX will launch Ireland's 1st-ever satellite th...
EIRSAT-1, a student-led gamma-ray astronomy cubesat, is due to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ...
Should I buy a camera on Black Friday 2023?
Is it worth waiting for Black Friday for a camera deal or should you buy one in the early Black Frid...
Bubble collisions underwater may create tiny dropl...
We’ve long struggled to explain why sea spray contains so many tiny water droplets – now, experiment...
James Webb Space Telescope reveals most distant Mi...
Astronomers have found the most distant Milky Way look-alike we've seen the universe, challenging th...
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be rolled out with...
The prediction stems from a project to translate tests currently used in research into aids for rout...
SpaceX is 'go' to launch its 29th cargo mission to...
SpaceX will launch its next robotic cargo mission to the International Space Station on Thursday nig...
James Webb Space Telescope detects clues about how...
Water vapor observed sublimating from tiny chunks of rock within planet-forming disks is a sign that...
NASA's exoplanet-hunting telescope spies 8 'super-...
Astronomers using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have identified eight new supe...
Evidence of alien life may exist in the fractures ...
Researchers searching for evidence of extraterrestrial life are investigating the geological faults ...
Highly effective weight-loss drug Zepbound approve...
A drug called tirzepatide and sold under the name Zepbound has been approved by the US Food and Drug...
Betelgeuse may be the result of a 'quiet' star mer...
Astronomers developed a sophisticated computer simulation to explore whether or not strange star Bet...
India's Aditya-L1 sun probe spots 1st high-energy ...
India's newly launched Aditya-L1 sun-studying mission has already captured its first glimpse of a so...
NASA powers up Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft ahead of...
The Orion for Artemis 2, humanity's first lunar mission in 50 years, powered on successfully on Nov....
Good news, everyone! Hulu renews 'Futurama' for 2 ...
Hulu just approved two more seasons of 'Futurama,' taking the beloved animated series through season...
Surprise! China's space station has a 3rd, mini ro...
Inside the Tiangong space station's Mengtian experiment module, there's a small, dextrous arm that c...
'Star Trek: Lower Decks' will get a choose-your-ow...
IDW hosted a 'Star Trek' comics panel at NYCC 2023, where the publisher revealed a 'Lower Decks' cho...
TikTok-viral astronaut star projector 15% off pre-...
The Aukyo astronaut star projector — viral on TikTok — is currently 15% off on Amazon ahead of Black...
The cannabis of the future might not come from pla...
We can now synthesise THC, CBD and other cannabinoids in bioreactors – these could be used to make n...
Space weather is a growing threat. This new NASA c...
Space is a dangerous place, especially when it comes to high-energy particles, and intense solar act...
Distant Milky Way-like galaxy is older than we tho...
The most distant Milky Way-like galaxy ever seen – a barred spiral galaxy – has been spotted by the ...
Atom-by-atom recordings track what happens after s...
Solvation is the complicated process through which a dissolved substance like salt interacts with a ...
Yeast has half its DNA rewritten in quest for synt...
A team aiming to produce the first complex cell with an entirely synthetic genome has created a stra...
A type of vitamin B3 might treat chronic pain rela...
Chronic pain can outlast inflammation, the usual driver of pain in the body – a study in mice sugges...
Asteroids in the solar system could contain undisc...
Scientists have predicted for a long time that elements with around 164 protons could have a relativ...
Rainforest loss in South-East Asia could extend El...
Climate models suggest that deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia will cause feedback loops that c...
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover celebrates 4,000 'sols...
As NASA's Curiosity rover passes 4,000 'sols,' or Martian days, on the Red Planet, a Space.com repor...
A second big bang? The radical idea rewriting dark...
The enduring mystery of dark matter has led some physicists to propose that it was forged in a disti...
Where is the best place to see the April 2024 tota...
Here's everything you need to know about selecting the best viewing spot for the total solar eclipse...
Black Friday space gift ideas: Telescope deals, bi...
We've scoured the net for the best Black Friday deals on space-related gear, from telescopes to came...
Superconductor hopes dashed after journal retracts...
Nature has retracted the scientific paper that claimed earlier this year that the wonder material kn...
Why is Canada's assisted dying policy in the globa...
Medically assisted dying was behind more than 4 per cent of Canada's deaths last year, but uptake is...
See bright Venus and the crescent moon light up th...
The two brightest objects in the night sky — dazzling Venus and a lovely waning crescent moon — will...
Book excerpt: 'A City on Mars'
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith discuss important unanswered questions about human space settlement in th...
'A City on Mars' is a reality check for anyone dre...
Ecologist Kelly Weinersmith discusses important unanswered questions about human space settlement in...
How Jupiter's powerful storms compare to weather o...
From the Great Red Spot to the extreme jet stream, Jupiter’s weather is intense, but that's nothing ...
Rocket motor lifted for shuttle Endeavour exhibit ...
The future museum display of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour took a giant step upward as cran...
Just 3.5 minutes of intense activity a day may kee...
A few minutes a day of intense physical activity, which can come from everyday chores, is linked wit...
When to see Venus disappear behind the moon for it...
Venus will vanish behind the moon for about an hour in the morning of 9 November in Europe, western ...
Europe's 1st continental spaceport is open for bus...
Europe’s first continental spaceport, dubbed Andøya, has opened in Norway.
Newfound moon around asteroid Dinkinesh is actuall...
When NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, it found an unexpected satellite – but...
NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter flies on back-to-...
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter just made its 65th and 66th Mars flights, two short hops that positioned...
'Beacon 23' explores an interstellar mystery on a ...
An interview with "Beacon 23" showrunner Glen Mazzara on MGM+'s new sci-fi thriller set on a remote ...
Rising humidity has boosted storm potential in nor...
Over the past 40 years, rising humidity means the atmospheric conditions that trigger severe storms ...
