A team at NASA and Caltech wants to launch a giant, flower-shaped “starshade” to better view distant planets by literally eclipsing their parent stars.
Researchers used test mussels to confirm that shipwrecked TNT has leaked toxic and carcinogenic chemicals into the North Sea.
Archaeologists uncovered ancient Roman inscriptions worshipping a previously unknown goddess, inside a cave that might have had religious significance since the Stone Age.
NASA scientists studied how five Earth microbes might fare on the Moon, including one that already survives outside the International Space Station.
A U.S. government lab has recreated the truly alien conditions that melt diamonds deep inside ice giant planets—and the technique could triple the energy gains for some fusion reactors.
A new study has broken down all the ways that the old distinctions between the “Homo” in “Homo sapiens” and several closely related ancient primate categories are falling apart.
Archaeologists have identified the shattered remains of a 14th-century man whose 160 bone fractures appear to be the first documented crushing from a trebuchet launch.
A new analysis of fossilized bones from crocodiles’ archosaur ancestors suggest they reverted back to cold-blood to become better silent predators.
Tropical stingray attacks have doubled at some beaches along California coasts, with lifeguards reporting thousands of new cases.
Mycologists have identified a species of mushroom that induces hallucinations of dozens and sometimes hundreds of tiny people. The fungi is native to China and the Philippines.
A new CDC report has linked an “abrupt” 16% rise in emergency room visits to habitual cannabis use—with patients reporting nausea, vomiting, and severe abdominal pain.
After a successful trial on Voyager 2, NASA plans to execute its “big bang” power diversion on humanity’s most distant space probe.
Tens of thousands of U.S. parks—everything from national forests to local hiking trails—sit precariously close to EPA-designated toxic sites, researchers found.
After two months of quiet investigation, Blue Origin’s CEO says his team has identified what turned New Glenn into a fireball—and the fix “will be ready by the end of this month.”
NASA awarded $175,000 for preliminary research into lunar cave-spelunking drones as part of $3.2 million dispersed via its “innovative advanced concepts” awards this summer.
Astronomers found evidence that solar storms and dust storms magnify heat synergistically on Mars, by as much as 90 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius).
Researchers tested a new technique that uses fiber optic cables to detect earthquakes. It’s twice as precise as what the government currently uses.
New airborne laser scans surveying the Amazon have found ancient human structures rewriting the history of this allegedly pristine wilderness.
Iran’s underground construction beneath Pickaxe Mountain is naturally protected by tons of volcanic rock.
Researchers are zeroing in on more deliberate “narrow-band” alien signals, well outside the radio frequencies SETI has focused on for decades.
