Category: Science

A near-Earth asteroid lurked undetected for decades until a telescope in Hawaii spotted it earlier this year. It may be Earth’s newest quasi-moon.

A Dutch music festival turned into a mosquito lab, revealing how beer, weed, sleep and sunscreen affect your bite appeal.

Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates power.

The time it takes for a leaf to decompose might be the key to understanding how temperature affects ecosystems, according to Kansas State University ecologists. 

A mummified skull from Bolivia was long thought to be of an Inca man, but a new study finds it had a different history.

Federal guidance about the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine has raised questions and confusion around the shots. Have you tried to get one this year?

Researchers have developed a 6G chip that uses a dual electro-photonic approach to send signals across nine radio-frequency bands.

Research published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit. (Image

Some 154 million people in the United States get health care through their employer — and for many, their costs are about to go way

Sand made from recycled glass can be mixed with sediment to make a medium for plants to grow in. That can help with coastal restoration

Researchers could use quantum effects to develop new types of medical imaging inside cells themselves.

Camera trap in Chile detects strange lights blazing through the wilderness. Researchers are scrambling to explain them.

For the first time, astronomers have directly measured a solar-system-size corona around a distant supermassive black hole, thanks to a rare cosmic alignment.

A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species.