Scientists have a lot of questions about our planet’s most important carbon sink—and a new project could help answer them.
The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission.
California-based Cognixion is launching a clinical trial to allow paralyzed patients with speech disorders the ability to communicate without an invasive brain implant.
With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function.
This long-lasting meteor shower peaks in late October and is known for producing bright “fireball” shooting stars. Here’s what to know about Orionids and other major showers that will appear in 2025.
The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility.
The review of more than 60 scientific articles showed that microplastics, among other effects, can stimulate the formation of osteoclasts, cells specialized in degrading bone tissue.
The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of thirst.
Companies are going to great lengths to protect the infrastructure that provides the backbone of the world’s digital services—by burying their data deep underground.
Nicholas Spada is one of the only scientists in the world using a nuclear x-ray process to study deadly nanoparticles in wildfire smoke. What he’s uncovered in California is a nightmare.
These five equations should be part of your mental toolkit. They might even improve your bowling score.
Trials of vision-improving substances are showing good results, though so far only two have been authorized for use in the United States.
From lava worlds to gas giants, NASA says the variety of these worlds is staggering—and that signs of a further 8,000 distant planets are awaiting confirmation.
Mindstate Design Labs, backed by Silicon Valley power players, has created what its CEO calls “the least psychedelic psychedelic that’s psychoactive.”
Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of that human impact is expected to double by 2050, according to a new study.
Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause.
With SpaceX and Starlink, Elon Musk controls more than half the world’s rocket launches and thousands of internet satellites. That amounts to immense geopolitical power.
A sci-fi idea is gaining supporters, from billionaires to city councils. Whether it’s feasible is another matter.
A fundamental technique lets researchers use a big, expensive model to train another model for less.
The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and 24/7 lectures.