A waning gibbous moon and Saturn will shine together as they rise after dark on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

Musk wants to settle a million people on Mars.

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of electron flow in tricky materials.

Will we build a successor collider to the LHC? Someday, we'll reach the true limit of what experiments can probe. But that won't be the end.

You are probably familiar with initiatives like Seti@Home, where you donate unused computer power to some science project that needs computer cycles. [Jeff Yoshimi] wants to borrow your most powerf…

Volcanic eruptions can destroy essential infrastructure, ground air traffic for days, wipe out entire cities, disrupt the climate for years, and even wipe out life on Earth, so it's important to know what causes them to blow.

Brain dynamics and cognition share genetic roots. Criticality may guide future brain health research. A recent study published on June 24 in PNAS presents strong evidence that brain criticality—the delicate balance between neural excitation and inhibition—is …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 The James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged its first exoplanet, TWA 7b, revolutionizing exoplanet discovery. 🪐 TWA 7b, a planet with a mass similar to Saturn, is located about 100 light-years from Earth, offering insights into planet…

Experts anticipate optimal visibility for one of the most stunning astronomical events, as our Moon “joins” the Red Planet in the night sky.

An astonishing discovery of ancient proteins from a 24-million-year-old rhino fossil is rewriting the evolutionary history of these majestic creatures.

Supersonic tunnel trials suggest the X-59’s shape can scatter shock waves, paving the way for hush-hush high-speed flight.

AI-designed materials cool better than paint and save energy. Their uses span homes, clothes, and space tech. A new class of materials created with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning could help lower indoor temperatures and reduce energy…

Beneath the Arctic waves lies Earth’s largest, unseen waterfall, a colossal force shaping our climate in ways you’ve never imagined.

The huge clouds of pebbles rapidly accrete to form the rocky cores of gas giants like Jupiter.

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 The Quipu superstructure, spanning over 1.3 billion light-years, is the largest known entity in the universe. 🔭 Astronomers utilize X-ray galaxy clusters to map and analyze these massive cosmic formations. 📊 The immense size of superstructu…

Disaster victims trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed building or mine may one day be rescued by a tiny and unlikely savior: a beetle with a backpack.

With the universe constantly expanding, scientists have a hard time finding where its center is.

By Gary Martin Thank goodness for air conditioning. Gary B. Martin is an illustrator and animator who has lived on the

A recent study by Dr. Esther Jacobson-Tepfer, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, explores the transformation of elk rock art in the Mongolian Altai. Her research sheds light on the possible factors that influenced these changes, leading to rea…

New research suggests that the thousands of dams built over the past two centuries have caused the Earth's poles to drift more than a meter.

Cannabis use may leave lasting fingerprints on the human body, a study of over 1,000 adults suggests – not in our DNA code itself, but in how that code is expressed.

The winners will be announced during a ceremony in September.

Scientists in Japan have injected 40,000-year-old Neanderthal DNA into mice, sparking unexpected changes in their skeletons. The results offer surprising new insights into the ancient human species.

They're the 'dinosaurs of the universe'

"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers away."