Category: Science

New photos captured during the recent “blood moon” total lunar eclipse show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be turning green as it gets closer

Asteroid impacts, microbes, mining: These are a few tactics engineers might one day use to create an Earthlike atmosphere on Mars.

Octopuses are ambidextrous, a new study finds, but they favor their front arms for investigating surroundings and their back arms for locomotion.

Researchers have spent 10 years improving the massive detectors they use to catch shockwaves from colliding black holes, and now the science is precise enough

These hairy spiders spend almost all of their lives underground. But when it’s time to mate, they must brave the great outdoors before they perish.

1,100 people killed on 9/11 in New York City have not had any of their remains identified by authorities. The medical examiner’s office is using

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

Dinner is served aboard the International Space Station! One tray features shrimp cocktail on whole grain wheat crackers, while the other holds sushi made with

Scientists invent a new device that aims to solve thermal interference from electronic components — one of the biggest barriers to commercial quantum computing.

Alexander Mordvintsev showed me two clumps of pixels on his screen. They pulsed, grew and blossomed into monarch butterflies. As the two butterflies grew, they

The plans could also unintentionally harm fragile polar ecosystems.

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