Category: Science

This spring, these six orchids will lure pollinators with mimicry, scent or other unusual strategies.

Mosquitoes stop feeding because signals from rectal cells tell them they’re full, offering a target for preventing human bites.

Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines.

Flying cars have been on the cusp of a breakthrough for a while, so what’s stopping them from taking to the skies?

Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials.

A court ruling that blocks Trump administration vaccine policy is a win for science. But much work remains to rebuild trust in vaccines.

Ryan Gosling is on a mission to save the sun — and Earth — from star-killing microbes. Science News dissects the science behind the sci-fi

An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of Texas.

A series of leaks means the coming launch window will be NASA’s final attempt to meet its April mission deadline.

RFK Jr.’s cutbacks may leave us near-defenseless against HIV spread, but moments in the past show how we can stop the seemingly inevitable.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 74 crew member Chris Williams smiles for the camera during a spacesuit fit verification inside the International Space Station’s Quest airlock.

The passage of the sun across the sky — dawn, day, dusk, night — drives the clock of life. Some species wake with the sun

Today’s sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

New research suggests that a single gene may play an outsize role in developing Alzheimer’s, which suggests gene therapy for the condition could reach many