Category: Science

Archaeologists have discovered a possible human sacrifice near the pyramid of Huaca Pucllana in the center of Lima, Peru. The skeleton may represent an offering

A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug.

When an LLM answers a question, is it reasoning like humans, or just producing text that looks like reasoning? The distinction isn’t just philosophical, this

NASA’s Swift Observatory is set to come crashing down to Earth later this year after a private mission failed to save the tumbling telescope. A

In 2010, researchers at Purdue University and the University of New South Wales began an investigation into a macabre question: What’s the upper temperature limit

Astronomers have found the most promising candidate yet for a “black hole star,” a new type of astrophysical object lurking in the early universe’s “cosmic

A study of 143 piercing tools, from tusks to love darts, finds they trade off piercing ability for durability. And no one shape wins out.

In fall of 2025, the Trump administration touted the drug leucovorin for autism therapy without new evidence. Dispensing of the drug to kids rose.

Cats can identify each other based on the scent of their pee, and researchers have just decoded the secret “messages” that make that possible. A

The star passes very close to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole and could reveal the black hole’s spin by tracking how it warps the

Astronomers have discovered the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the 4.3 million-solar-mass black hole at the heart of our galaxy.

Scientists are largely clueless about the origins of static electricity. A quirky group of researchers aims to change that.

The thrilling National Geographic series, premiering August 19, follows Kio from lion cub to king.

About 12 billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy known as LKH collided with a young Milky Way and merged with it. This artist’s concept portrays