Warm and cool temperatures travel on completely different paths to the brain, study finds
Researchers have mapped out the neural pathway that humans use to perceive cool temperatures and found that it’s separate from the one for sensing heat.
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Some U.S. newborns still get HIV despite efforts to screen for it. Here’s why
Routine tests in the third trimester may catch missed cases and flag the need for treatment that reduces a baby‘s risk of getting HIV to
Sunrise on Crew-11 Launch Attempt
A NASA photographer captured the sunrise on July 31, 2025, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 launch attempt. The Crew-11 mission will send NASA astronauts Zena
Coming Soon To An Atlas Near You: A Fifth Ocean
How many oceans are there? It’s National Geographic official now: There are five.; Credit: Alexander Gerst/ESA via Getty Images Karen Zamora, Justine Kenin, and Emma
After 54-year wait, Australia’s first attempt at an orbital rocket crashes 14 seconds after liftoff
Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a spaceport in Queensland. It
Shroud of Turin wasn’t laid on Jesus’ body, but rather a sculpture, modeling study suggests
A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was not based
‘This is not a new war’: How the battle between viruses and bacteria could help us beat superbugs
The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.
A Midwest ‘megaflash’ is the longest lightning on record
A reanalysis of satellite data shows that a 2017 Texas-to-Missouri lightning megaflash stretched 829 kilometers and lasted 7.39 seconds.
In reversal, Defense Department will continue providing crucial satellite weather data
About a month after announcing that it would stop sharing data that hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on, the Navy now says it will continue
515-mile-long lightning bolt that spanned 5 states is the longest on record
A lightning “megaflash” that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected.
People who see society as cutthroat value antagonistic leaders, study finds
Research suggests that whether people view the world as competitive or cooperative impacts how they perceive antagonistic leaders.
The hunt for ‘Planet Nine’: Why there could still be something massive at the edge of the solar system
The debate about an undiscovered Planet X or Planet Nine has been going on for more than 100 years.
A new species of ‘penis worm’ was discovered in the Grand Canyon
A trove of fossils, including a penis worm with a spiked, invertible throat, suggests this spot may have been a cradle of Cambrian evolution.
Potatoes have their roots in ancient tomatoes
Knowing potatoes’ origin story could help future-proof the crucial crop against climate threats.