One of the biggest challenges in modern physics is uniting quantum mechanics and general relativity. A new experiment may finally provide some answers.
The day before my thesis examination, my friend and radio astronomer Joe Callingham showed me an image we'd been awaiting for five long years – an infrared photo of two dying stars we'd requested from the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
A neural network analyzes an extensive gut microbiome dataset to uncover insights into human health. Gut bacteria play an important role in a wide range of health conditions. Their sheer diversity and the complexity of their interactions with both the body’s …
Beneath the vast ice sheets of Antarctica lies a world of geological wonders that scientists have been studying for decades. Recent discoveries have revealed not ... Read more
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) detected three rocky planets around the M-dwarf L 98-59 in 2019. While two are expected to be hot, rocky worlds, the third could be covered by a global ocean. A fourth planet was discovered in 2021, and now,…
Senegal signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the latest nation to commit
Collapsing stars might act as cosmic laboratories for discovering hidden neutrino interactions. Neutrinos are among the most puzzling particles in the universe. Nearly massless and incredibly elusive, they rarely interact with anything, yet they play a deadly…
While all the technology of the Apollo program still exists in the form of blueprints and designs, all the human expertise that went into crafting those rockets and spaceships is now either retired or passed away.
In a surprising twist, two of Arizona’s most iconic landmarks—Meteor Crater and the Grand Canyon—may be linked by a cosmic event that occurred around 56,000
In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks, photons—fundamental particles of light—hold intriguing possibilities as fast carriers of information at room temperature.
The discovery of the Higgs boson hasn’t led to a explosion of new physics. Now, some scientists think that hidden physics may be hiding beyond LHC’s view.
Astronomers have used a novel technique to find evidence of a secret "buddy" star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest objects in the night sky — but this sun-size companion may not survive for long.
Researchers have identified a "mating arena" at Dinosaur Ridge where male theropods gathered during the Cretaceous period to display in front of females.
With a giant beak, the terror bird would have proved a formidable foe for most. Paleontologists think it may have been killed by a crocodile-like creature.
A technology called Dynamic Targeting could enable spacecraft to decide, autonomously and within seconds, where to best make science observations from orbit.
On the slopes of Martian mountains and craters clings what appears to be flowing honey, coated in dust and frozen in time. In reality, these features are incredibly slow-moving glaciers, and their contents were once thought to be mostly rock enveloped in some…
Astronomers at MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer through the dust of nearby galaxies and into the aftermath of a black hole's stellar feast.
In this episode of The Joy of Why, Thomas Hertog discusses his collaboration with Stephen Hawking on a provocative theory arguing that the laws of physics evolved with the universe, and how this could have shaped a cosmos fit for life.
Astronomers have discovered rare object in the outer solar system, called 2020 VN40, that is moving in resonance with Neptune "like finding a hidden rhythm in a song."
A massive great white shark unlike any seen before was recently captured off the coast of Florida. With a size that defies all expectations, this extraordinary discovery is challenging everything we know about these apex predators.
In a key advance for regenerative medicine and gut health, scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have uncovered a precise and unexpected communication system in the gut. Support cells known as …
ST. LOUIS -- The benches cleared early in the Cardinals’ 3-0 victory over the Padres on Friday night at Busch Stadium, after Willson Contreras was hit by a Nick Pivetta fastball.
Ultimately, nothing came of the incident -- aside from warnings for both sides a…
Roughly 100 players and two dozen team employees are being penalized for violating league rules prohibiting them from selling their tickets above face value.
Hundreds of Aramark workers at Fenway Park are on strike and planning to stay out for all of a homestand between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Friday night. Concession workers had set a deadline of noon Friday for an agreement with t…
Despite a 4 a.m. wake-up call on the other side of the country, Josh Naylor was in the Mariners' lineup batting cleanup Friday night against the Angels.
Kyle Hamilton and Tyler Linderbaum discuss why they didn’t hold out or hold in. Daniel Faalele’s progress has impressed Linderbaum. Friday was the hottest day of camp.
If the Pittsburgh Steelers are going to be dangerous offensively in 2025, it will likely come off the backs of Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf. The two are by far the members of the offense, and really the only ones, with a long history of success. After a shaky…
Jazz Chisholm Jr. criticized the attempted suspension of a Little Leaguer for a bat flip, calling it "ridiculous." The incident involved 12-year-old Marco Rocco from New Jersey, who ejected for unsportsmanlike behavior after a home run on July 16. His father,…
Undrafted rookie receiver JP Richardson continued to make impressive catches in 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills, highlighted by a long reception from Tyson Bagent.
The Panthers were in walk-through only mode on Friday, with another full practice Saturday and full pads on Monday. So it's worth taking a broader view of camp so far.
Major League Soccer suspended Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba for Inter Miami's meeting with FC Cincinnati on Saturday after they controversially missed Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game.The league revealed on the day of the match against Liga MX All-Stars that the p…
Jaguars rookie Travis Hunter hasn't worked on both sides of the ball in the same training camp practice yet, but it's going to happen and it will be a necessary step for the first-round pick to take as he prepares to play cornerback and wide receiver during t…
They are worried that a combination of injury, taxing use on key bullpen elements, underperformance and lack of depth at Triple-A as making them more vulnerable to even missing the playoffs altoget…
The National Hockey League released a statement regarding the Hockey Canada trial verdict:
"The allegations made in this case, even if not determined to have been criminal, were very disturbing and the behavior at issue was unacceptable. We will be reviewing …
Australian forward most recently played with Golden State Valkyries INDIANAPOLIS (July 25, 2025) — The Indiana Fever have signed Australian forward Chloe Bibby to a seven-day contract, the team announced today. Bibby most recently featured with the Golden Sta…
The 19th stage of the Tour de France was shortened on Friday after cows infected by a contagious disease were culled in an area along the mountainous route.
Heading into the 2025 NFL season, who are the best linebackers in football? Our resident LB, Manti Te'o, provides his ranking of the top 10 players at the position. Fred Warner and Zack Baun receive due praise, but someone else tops the list.
The latest executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump would require most large athletics departments to maintain or increase scholarships for Olympic sports; it also limits pay-for-play deals. (Photo above from a different EO signing this week).
President Trump said if the Commanders "don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins' … I won't make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington."
The San Francisco 49ers welcomed Hall of Famers Patrick Willis and Bryant Young to the sidelines as Brock Purdy and George Kittle delivered the play of the day.
<p>When HCS first started in 2014 we were competing on Halo 2: Anniversary which delivered our first season champions in Evil Geniuses along with so many historic moments. Just a year later, we moved onto Halo 5: Guardians which ushered in a new era of compet…