The path to quantum supremacy is complicated by a fairy tale challenge – how do you carry a cloud without
A black hole discovered lurking in the Cosmic Dawn is just way too big to easily explain. Sitting at the
It feels like we are getting used to the Earth being on fire. Recently, more than 70 wildfires burned simultaneously
California’s vehicle emissions have steadily declined over the years as environmental policies and advancing technology clean up traffic exhaust. Yet
The shape of the Solar System was once a little more on the doughy side. Before it arranged itself into
Saturn has its famous hexagon, and Jupiter has just now been caught throwing mad shapes too. High up in its
Even 4,000 years ago, people in the Mediterranean knew what was good for them. A new study found ancient Syrians
A new study of animal behavior shows that using a ‘good enough’ strategy to complete a task could have advantages
For some planets, the meteorite bombardment just never stops. New analysis of data collected by a seismometer on Mars has
I remember April 1995 very well. It was the month that the stunning and iconic image that has been called
NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through
A major solution to the climate crisis may lie at the bottom of the ocean. Across the planet, basalt rock
This terrifying monstrosity of a grin resulting from a new method to fix human skin tissue to robot ‘faces’, brings
They once carried a Sun god across the sky, stood watch over golden treasures, and even protected the mighty Zeus
Every now and again, serendipity gives us a unique window into times long past. An explosive volcanic eruption that took
The last stand of the wooly mammoth was a sad, sickly affair. On remote Wrangel Island off the north-east coast
South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border
Two rare asteroids will zoom past Earth at close range this week, within just 42 hours of each other. Due
Somewhere, out there, lurking in the Universe, is a whole bunch of matter we haven’t been able to find. And
The discovery of a Neanderthal child with what appeared to be significant health complications indicative of Down syndrome has swayed
After almost 800 years of relative dormancy, volcanoes on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula are returning to life with renewed ferocity. Eight
Scientists have discovered a new tipping point toward “runaway melting” of Antarctic ice sheets, caused by warm ocean water intruding
Three weeks after it lifted off from the far side of the moon, China’s Chang’e-6 spacecraft dropped off a capsule
Earth’s atmosphere whips into a frenzy where it fades into the emptiness of space, yet a new study has uncovered
In our rapidly expanding Universe, the lives of stars follow well-worn tracks, fusing hydrogen and then helium before swelling in
There’s a new contender for the worst tipple handed down to us by history. In the ancient Roman necropolis of
Cash has served us well for over 3,000 years – with shells the forerunners to coins and notes – but
After helium leaks and thruster problems with Boeing’s Starliner capsule, NASA has been pushing back the return date from the
The haunting howls of wolves fell mostly silent across America’s West by the 1930s. Their loss to the region has
An American family is claiming more than $80,000 from NASA after a small piece of debris fell from space and
We urgently need to move away from fossil fuels, but electric vehicles and other green technology can put their own
Squeeze enough stuff into one spot, space-time itself will pucker up in a sweet cosmic kiss known as a black
Our planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to study rocks
Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) can leave a significant and lasting impression on those who go through them, and can also boost
For hundreds of thousands of years, the wooly mammoth thrived on Earth, measuring its stately tread across the frozen reaches.
Will future humans use warp drives to explore the cosmos? We’re in no position to eliminate the possibility. But if
Our favorite mathematical constant, pi (π), describing the ratio between a circle’s circumference and its diameter, has taken on new
Astronomers typically deal with the very, very large – big telescopes, giant galaxies, and massive exploding stars. But one of
Big atoms demand big energy to construct. A new model of quantum interactions now suggests some of the lightest particles
Usually, when something in nature turns pink, it’s not a good sign. But weird pink sands washing up on South
The people of Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, were not the instruments of their own demise, according to new research.
A shipwreck more than 3,000 years old with its cargo intact has been found off the northern coast of Israel,
Will the shenanigans of Saturn never end? Scientists have found that the ringed planet sports a massive, seasonal energy imbalance
Some truths about the Universe and our experience in it seem immutable. The sky is up. Gravity sucks. Nothing can
The fossilized remains of a new horned dinosaur have just been discovered in the mountains of Montana. And it’s a
Communications companies such as Starlink plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites into orbit around Earth over the next
NASA’s Perseverance Rover has left Mount Washburn behind and arrived at its next destination, Bright Angel. It found an unusual
The roar of the surf may be the soundtrack of Saturn‘s moon Titan. New analysis shows that the vast bodies
