The Europa Clipper has set out to solve an alien mystery
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is on its way to help solve a quarter-century-old mystery: Could anything live in the ocean […]
A transatlantic flight could turn Saharan dust into a major ocean nutrient
As dust from the Sahara blows thousands of kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, it becomes progressively more nutritious for marine
The cities of the Silk Road reached astonishing heights in the mountains of Central Asia
Two towering medieval cities built by mobile herders along Central Asia’s Silk Road trade routes have been hidden in plain
Runaway stars can impact the cosmos far away from their home galaxies
Dozens of runaway stars were caught escaping from a dense star cluster in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Climate change fueled the fury of Hurricanes Helene and Milton
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting questions from readers about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do
A new implant tested in animals reverses drug overdoses
Naloxone has saved thousands of lives by reversing opioid overdoses. But its success depends on someone nearby who can administer
Saturn’s first Trojan asteroid has finally been discovered
Astronomers have finally found an asteroid that keeps pace with Saturn in its orbit around the sun. Such objects, called
What causes rivers to suddenly change course?
Displacement is in the nature of a river. But when a river breaks from its channel and carves a new
Male mosquitoes sometimes suckle as well
Male mosquitoes can be almost as bloodthirsty as females under certain conditions, a new study suggests. This overturns the notion
JWST marks the first known “steam world”.
This exoplanet’s atmosphere is going full steam ahead. A planet beyond our solar system called GJ 9827d has an atmosphere