Category: Science

Pincers found on a tiny fossil that lived 500 million years ago could change how scientists understand the origin of spiders.

Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book “They Poisoned The World,” about one of the greatest corporate scandals

Conservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years

A 2022 satellite photo shows a thick mat of blooming algae and invasive aquatic plants spreading across the surface of the reservoir at South Africa’s

In 2000, researchers thought they found the oldest fossil octopus, which lived over 300 million years ago. But it may just be a half-rotten nautilus.

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.

In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots

NASA’s first set of images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby are here, and they’re stunnin

Modern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a “mirage.”

As NASA’s Orion spacecraft slipped behind the farside of the moon, the astronauts captured the crescent of Earth setting over the moon’s horizon.

In The Creatures’ Guide to Caring, science journalist Elizabeth Preston looks to the animal kingdom to explore what it means to be a good parent.

A professor of environmental law explores the 1970 Clean Air Act and it how it has effected car emissions and smog in the decades since.

Can this eco-friendly toothbrush live up to the hype?

CERN scientists transported antimatter by truck for the first time, enabling ultraprecise studies that could reveal why matter dominates the universe.