Humanity is lucky to reside on a planet circling a star with plentiful radiation, illuminating the world around us in ...

Imagine using artificial intelligence to compare two seemingly unrelated creations—biological tissue and Beethoven's ...

In perhaps the most widely repeated story in all of science, Newton is said to have ... Theories predicted the existence of a "blackbody" — an object capable of absorbing and then remitting ...

Sharpen your detective skills. Find the hidden objects in the clutter of objects before time runs out. Be careful, because selecting incorrectly will reduce the amount of time you have to find ...

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...

Ryo Suzuki and his team at the University of Colorado Boulder are pioneering this new approach to make textbooks dynamic and ...

Octopuses have a superpower. They can cling to nearly any surface, no matter how wet or slippery, with their sucker-lined ...

In medieval times, astrology was considered a serious science, a branch of astronomy. Curator Larisa Grollemond of the Getty Museum, walks us through the medieval zodiac and how someone’s sign ...

A number of scientists based in the US claim they are being censored because of their scepticism, while others are said to be too afraid of the consequences to object to tests on animals.

Seven States Passed Ballot Measures To Protect Abortion Rights This week, science was on the ballot in many states. Voters across the country weighed in on issues like drug legalization ...

“All Killer, No Filler…” If you’ve ever played with refrigerator magnets, you’re familiar with the way that magnets attract or repel other objects. What you might not know is that even ...

Nov. 4, 2024 — Using a sophisticated new modeling approach, researchers have estimated carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters to 22 million U.S. lakes, rivers ... Laser Measurements to ...