Science

A claim of detecting a black hole's 'photon ring' is disputed by physicists.
A claim of detecting a black hole's 'photon ring' is disputed by physicists.
The first image of a black hole may conceal treasure — but physicists disagree about whether it’s been found
May passing through the Milky Way's arms have helped form Earth's solid ground?
May passing through the Milky Way's arms have helped form Earth's solid ground?
Earth’s journey through the Milky Way might have helped create the planet’s first continents
A long time ago, drastic climate changes may have played a role in reptile evolution.
A long time ago, drastic climate changes may have played a role in reptile evolution.
There’s nothing like a big mass extinction to open up ecological niches and clear out the competition, accelerating evolution for some lucky survivors
The James Webb telescope has spotted CO2 in an exoplanet's atmosphere.
The James Webb telescope has spotted CO2 in an exoplanet's atmosphere.
The James Webb Space Telescope has gotten the first sniff of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet in another solar system
A protogalaxy in the Milky Way may have been our galaxy’s original nucleus.
A protogalaxy in the Milky Way may have been our galaxy’s original nucleus.
The Milky Way left its “poor old heart” in and around the constellation Sagittarius, astronomers report
The purple stains on the once-gold ceilings in Spain's Alhambra palace are due to the oxidation of silver in the paint.
The purple stains on the once-gold ceilings in Spain's Alhambra palace are due to the oxidation of silver in the paint.
Once upon a time, Spain’s hilltop Alhambra palace glittered with gold
A clever molecular trick that extends the lives of these ant queens has been discovered.
A clever molecular trick that extends the lives of these ant queens has been discovered.
For some ant queens, the secret to long life might be a self-produced insulin blocker
A video has surfaced of what appears to be the first fox known to fish for food.
A video has surfaced of what appears to be the first fox known to fish for food.
Inches from his paws, frenzied, spawning carp writhed in the shallow water along a reservoir’s shore
Oort cloud comets may be spinning themselves to death.
Oort cloud comets may be spinning themselves to death.
Comets from the solar system’s deep freezer often don’t survive their first encounter with the sun
Neutrinos are ghostly particles that could explain the universe's matter mystery.
Neutrinos are ghostly particles that could explain the universe's matter mystery.
The answer to one of the greatest mysteries of the universe may come down to one of the smallest, and spookiest, particles
As early as 8 million years ago, fossil finds have put gibbons in Asia.
As early as 8 million years ago, fossil finds have put gibbons in Asia.
Small-bodied, long-armed apes called gibbons swing rapidly through the trees, far outpacing scientists’ attempts to decipher these creatures’ evolutionary
The eruption of Tonga may have spawned a tsunami as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
The eruption of Tonga may have spawned a tsunami as tall as the Statue of Liberty.
The massive Tonga eruption generated a set of planet-circling tsunamis that may have started out as a single mound of water roughly the height of the Statue o
Asteroid impacts could have created some of Mars’ sand.
Asteroid impacts could have created some of Mars’ sand.
Sand on Earth is continuously being created by the slow erosion of rocks
The relocation of beavers helped to mitigate some of the effects of climate change.
The relocation of beavers helped to mitigate some of the effects of climate change.
In the upper reaches of the Skykomish River in Washington state, a pioneering team of civil engineers is keeping things cool
Mangrove forests' expansion and contraction follows a lunar cycle.
Mangrove forests' expansion and contraction follows a lunar cycle.
The glossy leaves and branching roots of mangroves are downright eye-catching, and now a study finds that the moon plays a special role in the vigor of these
What triggers giant honeybees to do the wave?
What triggers giant honeybees to do the wave?
Giant honeybees send waves rippling across their open nests by flipping their abdomens upward in coordination, a sight that approaching predators seem to shy
The new seasoning smells like meat because of the sugar — and mealworms.
The new seasoning smells like meat because of the sugar — and mealworms.
Adding sugars to powdered, cooked mealworms creates a seasoning with an appetizing “meatlike” odor, researchers report August 24 at the American Chemical
The researchers are unlocking Renaissance beauty secrets.
The researchers are unlocking Renaissance beauty secrets.
Art historian Erin Griffey is a bit of a beauty maven
As their atmospheres are lost, Mini-Neptunes may become super-Earths.
As their atmospheres are lost, Mini-Neptunes may become super-Earths.
Mini-Neptunes and super-Earths may have a lot more in common than just being superlatives
Two asteroids might have slain the dinosaurs, not just one.
Two asteroids might have slain the dinosaurs, not just one.
Chicxulub, the asteroid that wiped out most dinosaurs, might have had a little sibling
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