All Science
From rockets to cuddly foxes, kids books that inspire scientific curiosityFrom quantum physics for babies to Darwin for tweens, these titles promise to cultivate the budding scientist in your house.
Etched in DNA: Decoding the secrets of the pastWhat does it mean to be human? Ancient DNA helps paleoanthropologists聽probe deeper into our ancestral past.
First LookNASA astronaut sets new space endurance record for womenNASA astronaut Christina Koch broke聽the women's mark of 288 days in space.聽The U.S. record for longest space flight is 340 days set by Scott Kelly.
In the final frontier, how should we behave?Discovering alien life is no longer a matter of 鈥渋f.鈥� The launch of a new exoplanet-hunting space telescope, CHEOPS, brings that reality closer.
Needling question: Can science create a perfect Christmas tree?Gary Chastagner, a plant pathologist at Washington State University, has spent 40 years using science to try to engineer the perfect Christmas tree.
Interstellar visitors open new window to the cosmosComet Borisov, the second known visitor from outside our solar system, heralds a new kind of astronomy: one where celestial bodies come to us.聽
Science NotebookClimate change gets personal. Can one individual make a difference?While COP25 delegates negotiate international rules for the Paris climate agreement, we explore the role of the individual in climate action.聽
In Jordan鈥檚 desert, ancient rock art finds modern defendersA project to safeguard ancient inscriptions and drawings in a desert valley is helping local Bedouins to draw connections to the past.聽
鈥楶roperty鈥� or 鈥榩erson鈥�? How animal rights could open new moral frontier.Elephant in animal rights case waits for sanctuary, but an orangutan from Argentine zoo now lives in Florida. Advocates push for their personhood.聽- FocusMini but mighty: How microbes make the worldA pair of studies published this week expand our understanding of the ocean鈥檚 tiniest organisms, underscoring the vital role of the mighty microbe.
The ExplainerShedding light on black holesOnce considered an improbable artifact of Einstein鈥檚 equations for general relativity, black holes are very real manifestations of how extremely massive objects can capture light itself.
A physics Nobel for seeking our place in the universeThe Nobel Prize in physics goes to two exoplanet researchers and one cosmologist for launching a revolution in our perception of the cosmos.
First LookNew 'moon king': Saturn passes Jupiter with 20-moon discoveryScientists have discovered 82 moons are orbiting Saturn, making it the planet with the most known moons. Jupiter previously held the title with 79.
First LookElon Musk unveils latest Starship designed to go to MarsElon Musk showed off the newest space ship Saturday at the SpaceX鈥檚 rocket development site in the remote village of Boca Chica, Texas.
Pitch perfect? How culture shapes the way you hear musicMusic is often called the universal language. But new research suggests that culture shapes how you hear music.
Mars or bust: A comicSending humans to Mars is easy, except for the parts about getting there, landing safely, and surviving on the surface. That鈥檒l take lots of science.
Astronomers find water vapor on distant, temperate planetA pair of papers published this week argue that water vapor is present on聽K2-18 b, a temperate planet some 111 light-years from Earth.
It鈥檚 鈥榯angible鈥�: How 鈥楽harpiegate鈥� touches chord on scientific integrityThe uproar over presidential intrusion on weather forecasting centers around both concrete details and the bipartisan value of public safety.
The ExplainerThe ethics of stopping hurricanes: 3 questionsHurricane Dorian moved northward along the coast of North Carolina Friday as a Category 1 storm. Could a nuclear bomb stop it?聽
First LookHawaii telescope team looks to Spain as protests continueWhile Hawaii's protested Mauna Kea is still the favored spot, the Thirty-Meter Telescope is now seeking a backup permit in Spain's Canary Islands.
