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Is soft-serve healthier than ice cream? Chemistry debunks a common myth
A chemist explains how to make the creamiest ice cream and how secret ingredients like air and time are essential for the perfect treat.
Netflix's most inspiring new sci-fi show reveals a controversial real-life debate
Sweet Tooth imagines a world of human-animal hybrids. The real-life equivalent is way more complicated.
Did Lil Uzi Vert buy a planet? It's complicated
Space law experts weigh in.
Who can be an astronaut? Accessible spaceships may be the future
The ESA hopes that accessibility will spark innovation.
This simple device could be the key to saving multiple endangered species
Support local roosts.
This tree could be key to saving the Earth — if we can regrow it right
They’re sponges for greenhouse gases — but replanting after disaster has been difficult.
These Moon-bound boxes turn sand into solar energy
A startup wants to send solar panel factories to Earth’s deserts. Then, the Moon.
A scientist unearths potential evidence for the earliest animal life
The finding may change how scientists perceive the evolution of life.
Look: Science explains Florida man walking on water
Despite a false start, this technology may just work.
Ancient ice filled with viruses may reveal the future of Earth’s microbiome
“If you put them end to end, tiny as they are, they would stretch light-years away from Earth.”
The wondrous reason scientists are racing to map the sea floor by 2030
The OTHER final frontier.
One type of exercise reliably lowers your risk of death, scientists say
Biking decreases the risk of mortality for those with diabetes, reports a new study. Scientists say this benefit is likely to be seen by all cyclists.
Why shark teeth are a time machine
The teeth have it.
3 scientific reasons why your bed is the grossest part of your house
Bedbugs? You’ll wish ...
5 tactics to keep your lungs healthy in wildfire smoke
This type of cannabis can suck "forever chemicals" out of the ground
How the Micmac nation, scientists, and activists teamed up to eradicate PFAS.
I NEED MY SPACE
238-year-old technology could give the best view of space ever
Up, up, and away.
Look: 7 space volcanoes that shaped the solar system as we know it
Spoiler: the biggest ones aren’t on Earth.
Look: 14 most stunning Mars images ever taken
Smile for the orbiter!
These Moon-bound boxes turn sand into solar energy
A startup wants to send solar panel factories to Earth’s deserts. Then, the Moon.
This tree could be key to saving the Earth — if we can regrow it right
They’re sponges for greenhouse gases — but replanting after disaster has been difficult.
This type of cannabis can suck "forever chemicals" out of the ground
How the Micmac nation, scientists, and activists teamed up to eradicate PFAS.
Amazon rainforest: The 2 actions that could reverse a terrible, growing trend
How the world's "lungs" became a massive polluter.
Scientists discover the ancient birthplace of marijuana
The origin story of cannabis is wilder than you think.
The best Western RPG ever made has a surprising real-life benefit
Behold the immersive power of gaming.
Watch an airplane blast live fish into Utah's lakes
The state keeps its lakes full of trout in this peculiar (but safe) way
Incredibly ancient fossil reveals controversial origins of a vital behavior
A fossil found in France is both an answer and a clue.
Plants may survive the climate crisis through the help of one critical animal
How is animal life adapting to the climate crisis?
Scientists just discovered this "living fossil" has an incredible lifespan
This long-lived fish may just outlive you.
Flushed antidepressants make this animal unusually "bold,” scientists discover
Scientists discover that flushed anti-depressants can alter the behavior of crayfish. We should try to safely dispose of medication , researchers say.
The simple fix that could keep us from killing millions of birds
Birds are dying — but scientists say we can save them.
We can't hear a vanishing species, but they are capable of sound
The vibrancy of coral extends beyond what we can see on the surface.
Ancient peoples
Neanderthal blood study hints at one possible reason they went extinct
A landmark analysis reveals what we can learn from blood.
Discovery of Ancient Roman “ghost road” may forecast the future of Venice
“There is much we can learn from how past civilizations adapted to past periods of rapid coastal change.”
DNA study finds less than 2 percent of the human genome is “human”
“Maybe we’ve gotten a first glimpse at what to look at next for what might make humans special.”
A vital aspect of human evolution may be due to climate change
Plus: Starlink’s ubiquity problem, and sex differences in intermittent fasting.
238-year-old technology could give the best view of space ever
Up, up, and away.
Look: 7 space volcanoes that shaped the solar system as we know it
Spoiler: the biggest ones aren’t on Earth.
Look: 14 most stunning Mars images ever taken
Smile for the orbiter!
Starliner: Why a SpaceX rival could finally free NASA from Russian dependence
A software malfunction prevented the Boeing Starliner from docking with the ISS in 2020. NASA and Boeing both hope their second shot at a rendezvous fairs better.
Did Lil Uzi Vert buy a planet? It's complicated
Space law experts weigh in.
Who can be an astronaut? Accessible spaceships may be the future
The ESA hopes that accessibility will spark innovation.
These 7 worlds could have life beyond Earth
Whether in or beyond our solar system, these are places we might look to find life — like Earth’s or otherwise.
Does the Europa Clipper Mission mean the end for the SLS?
Now that NASA has selected the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper in 2024, what lies in the future for NASA's own SLS rocket?
Is Jupiter's moon Ganymede habitable? Scientists make a vital discovery
India wants Tesla, but does Elon Musk want India? It's complicated.
Tesla considers India; SpaceX signs a NASA contract; Elon Musk defends bitcoin.
Galileo Project: A new hunt for alien objects in the universe
Harvard professor Avi Loeb launches new project to search for extraterrestrial life.
When will Elon Musk go to space? SpaceX timeline reveals vital difference to Blue Origin
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is one of the key figureheads in the emergent new space race, but he hasn't gone to space himself.
Animals
This simple device could be the key to saving multiple endangered species
Support local roosts.
6 dinosaur myths from your childhood debunked by science
You thought you knew T. Rex, but think again.
How do you cool down an overheated dog? 7 questions to ask during a heatwave
Hot pooch summer.
Physics of solar storms and more: Understand the world in 8 images
Is soft-serve healthier than ice cream? Chemistry debunks a common myth
A chemist explains how to make the creamiest ice cream and how secret ingredients like air and time are essential for the perfect treat.
Netflix's most inspiring new sci-fi show reveals a controversial real-life debate
Sweet Tooth imagines a world of human-animal hybrids. The real-life equivalent is way more complicated.
Did Lil Uzi Vert buy a planet? It's complicated
Space law experts weigh in.
Who can be an astronaut? Accessible spaceships may be the future
The ESA hopes that accessibility will spark innovation.
How do you cool down an overheated dog? 7 questions to ask during a heatwave
Hot pooch summer.
Physics of solar storms and more: Understand the world in 8 images
These 7 worlds could have life beyond Earth
Whether in or beyond our solar system, these are places we might look to find life — like Earth’s or otherwise.
Bonkers black hole discovery proves Einstein theory right 106 years later
The massive gravity of a black hole actually bent X-ray echoes from around its back.
Does the Europa Clipper Mission mean the end for the SLS?
Now that NASA has selected the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper in 2024, what lies in the future for NASA's own SLS rocket?
Study debunks one of the most damaging myths about men and testosterone
“This is demythologizing the idea.”
Neanderthal blood study hints at one possible reason they went extinct
A landmark analysis reveals what we can learn from blood.
The scientific reason why Olympians are embracing this new fitness trend
“Literally every single day of the Olympics, I've had calls.”
