Category: Science

The Orion heat shield used for the Artemis II mission held up perfectly, early photos and a NASA assessment reveal.

Engineers have found a way to fine-tune tiny artificial neurons to fire like real brain cells.

A pair of lucky photographers snapped a stunning time-lapse shot of a fireball meteor streaking in front of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) as it shone

A new study offers evidence from natural shrubland that leaves, not just roots, can take up nutrients from deposited dust.

The findings differ from prior work, showing it’s tough to disentangle how similarly our brains register imagined thoughts and real sensations.

The AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome

Arm’s new chip could be a powerful but efficient conductor for real-world use of agentic AIs.

Air strikes on oil facilities and oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have unleashed what is set to become an ecological catastrophe, satellite images show.

Using high-precision cameras and an AI system, Sony AI’s Ace is revealing the advancements robotics.

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

Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.

A papyrus that contains part of Homer’s “Iliad” has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at the cemetery had

The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars