Category: Science

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world’s little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat.

Scientists in Paris discovered two new substances with incredible radioactivity. It earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics but would ultimately kill one of them.

Snow isn’t always white; algae can make it look green, red, or orange, and scientists are trying to understand how and why these colorful patches

Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR’s Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds’ bills changed during the pandemic and

The manumea, a critically endangered ground pigeon and one of the closest living dodo relatives, has been spotted multiple times in a remote Samoan rainforest.

How well do you know that organ between your ears? Test your recognition of neuroscience terms with this word search.

Archaeologists discovered artifacts for sale in a thrift shop. They decided to create a college course on what to do about them.

At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the

A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have

From left to right, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, and Reid Wiseman are seen as they

The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from a launchpad in French Guiana in 2021, before reaching a spot in orbit a million miles away.

Discover the highlights of the Northern Hemisphere’s winter night sky with our guide to the top celestial sights to enjoy through binoculars between November 2025

In an unusual case, a man’s bladder swelled dramatically at its base, taking the shape of a Christmas tree.