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The sun is at its 11-year maximum. That means another year of eruptions that can endanger satellites, ground flights, and spark stunning auroras.
NASA says the sun is at its maximum and likely to belch out big eruptions that cause technology iss…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Archaeologists found Viking skeletons over 1,000 years old buried with a crystal and other treasures. They're improving our understanding of how wealthy Vikings once lived.
In addition to the skeletons, the archeologists have uncovered rare trinkets and treasures buried w…
Jenny McGrath
Scientists have created an artificial tongue that moves and looks just like the real deal! Here’s why
An artificial tongue has been created to replicate human tongue movements, enhancing food research …
The year's biggest, brightest supermoon rises this week. Here's the best time to see it at its most brilliant.
The biggest, brightest supermoon of 2024 will rise this week. Moonrise is the best time to see it a…
Jenny McGrath
Space travel comes with big dreams and bigger business
NASA's Europa Clipper launched on Monday with the help of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Dan DeFrancesco
NASA launches a probe to find out if there really could be alien life on Jupiter's moon Europa
Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate for alien life. NASA is sending its biggest interplaneta…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Why yesterday's SpaceX launch was such a huge deal for space travel
Elon Musk's Starship rocket achieved a world first on Sunday after its Super Heavy booster was caug…
Ellie Zolfagharifard,Morgan M…
WATCH: Researchers capture world’s first video of atoms combining to form the tiniest water bubble ever recorded!
Scientists have filmed the smallest water bubble ever, measuring just 50 nanometers, using advanced…
SpaceX is about to attempt Starship's 5th flight test. Here's how to watch it live.
SpaceX says the main goal of the test is to catch the Super Heavy booster back at the launch site. …
Mikhaila Friel
Photos show some houses survived Hurricanes Helene and Milton while their neighbors crumbled. Homeowners can learn from them.
A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on An…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
A 2,000-year-old temple is being restored to its original spectacular colors, adding new meaning to its ancient Egyptian inscriptions
Recently, the restoration team from the University of Würzburg and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism…
Jenny McGrath
Hurricane Milton isn't the end of our destructive storm season. There's likely more to come.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season isn't over: The NOAA had predicted up to 13 storms before the se…
Jessica Orwig
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 shared by David Baker, Demis Hassabis, John M Jumper for work on protein
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes David Baker for computational protein design and Demis…
Love ChatGPT and Alexa? This year’s Physics Nobel Prize has been awarded to two scientists who made these AI technologies possible
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their pio…
Video shows a stray alligator swimming near Florida's flooded streets after Hurricane Helene displaced it
Hurricane Helene has caused a lot of destruction and displaced wildlife, including this alligator. …
Jenny McGrath
Russia has lost access to CERN in a sign that its war in Ukraine is causing a major scientific brain drain
CERN is revoking access to 500 scientists from Russian institutions over the Ukraine war, in a move…
Mia Jankowicz
Boyfriend Day: Here’s the psychology behind why men are so difficult to buy gifts for
Many people feel that men are notoriously tough to shop for. But why is that?
How to see Comet A3, which could be the best comet in a decade. Neanderthals walked the Earth last time it flew by.
Comet A3 hasn't been past Earth since the Neanderthals. It'll be visible across the Northern Hemisp…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Mini-moons like the one Earth just captured could be huge business opportunities
Asteroids are ripe for mining. Some contain gold or platinum. Others could help make rocket fuel. W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
SpaceX launches half-empty spaceship so it can bring Boeing's astronaut crew home next year
It's SpaceX to the rescue after NASA officials made a tough safety call to send Boeing's Starliner …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Lauren …
Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' obeys a scientific law that was invented 52 years later. It reveals the painter's keen observations of nature.
Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to capture a phenomenon known as turbulence, scientists showed …
Jenny McGrath
The funniest wildlife photos of the year
The 40 shortlisted photos, which feature a variety of animals striking amusing poses in the wild an…
Talia Lakritz
Scientists discovered a unique line of Neanderthals and it's helping solve the mystery of humanity's last great extinction
The genome of a Neanderthal named Thorin suggested he was part of an unknown lineage. He and his co…
Jenny McGrath
A 20 year-old built a nuclear fusion prototype in his home for $2,000. Here's how he did it.
A math student decided to build a nuclear fusion prototype in his bedroom with no prior electrical …
Jessica Orwig
Earth is about to get a 2nd moon, for 57 days only. Here's what you need to know.
A moonlet from the Arjuna asteroid belt is set to fall into Earth's orbit for 57 days. The school-b…