Three different meteor showers are happening at the same time this month, giving skywatchers plenty of chances to spend their summer nights looking for shooting stars

How long will this last?

This big-eyed rainforest mammal looks like a cross between a bat and a squirrel. It glides between treetops using a furry membrane that connects its limbs.

We could watch this on repeat!

The Indian Ocean Geoid Low (IOGL) features an enormous dip in the ocean’s surface, dropping 106 meters lower than surrounding areas.

The tiny little red dot is us.

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on Earth's surface, with one of the world's highest salinities. The high concentration of salt gives it a correspondingly high density, and the water body's status as the deepest hyper…

The first studies of the 28 March 2025 magnitude 7.8 Myanmar earthquake suggest that the southern portion of its rupture occurred at supershear velocity, reaching speeds of 5 to 6 kilometers per second.

A brand-new discovery in a popular national park has “explosive” beginnings.

Older musicians exhibit brain activity patterns during speech perception that resemble those typically seen in younger individuals. A recent study published in PLOS Biology suggests that playing music for many years may help older adults retain their ability …

"It's going to help us keep our way of life safe here on Earth."

The finding suggests a pair of gigantic Fermi bubbles in our galaxy formed after the dinosaurs.

Many shark species are temporarily paralyzed when turned upside down. But what benefit does this trait have?

All the biggest science news stories of the week.

The discovery of an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto called 2023 KQ14 — and nicknamed Ammonite — may dent the theory about a so-called “Planet Nine.”

July 19, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

China’s plan to create electromagnetic weapon will double the force of the world’s first rail gun.

Our first meeting was a bit awkward.

A strange sea creature discovered in Japan, resembling a skeletal panda, turns out to be a new species of Clavelina tunicate.

Nearly six months after Valentine's Day, NASA finally put out ROSES, but the total number of grant awards was cut by nearly three-quarters compared to last year. That puts Tucson's Planetary Science Institute in a tight spot.

"This is a big step in understanding the outer solar system."

"What is remarkable is that the time between pulse pairs seems to follow a choreographed pattern."

A stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises.

An astonishing 3.25-million-year-old mole fossil has just shattered long-held assumptions about evolution, revealing surprising secrets of ancient species migration and behavior!

A clock built by a team led by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been estimated to be 41 percent more accurate than the previous timekeeping record holder.