Category: Science

How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host Regina G.

Sea silk, once spun from endangered clams, may make a comeback — thanks to discarded fibers from a farmed species. The find could sustainably revive

The enamel in fossilized teeth reveals some dinosaurs preferred to eat particular parts of plants.

A rare “space hurricane” that swirled over Earth’s North Pole in 2014 caused intense space weather effects despite unusually quiet solar conditions, a new study

Small settlements and the scourge of slavery left gaps in Africa’s archaeological record. Yet sites and artifacts are revealing clues to the continent’s more recent

The low number of remaining Florida panthers has led to severe inbreeding. But now, genes from Texas pumas are helping to save them from extinction.

Don’t miss the Sept. 7 total lunar eclipse. Find out when and where to see the next blood moon.

NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at

Scientists have created the first artificial tongue that can taste, and process flavors entirely in a liquid environment.

The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million

Vehicles are covered with ash coming from the St. Vincent eruption of La Soufrière volcano, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, on Sunday.; Credit: Chris

In western Colorado, firefighters are up against windy, hot weather as they try to protect homes and infrastructure from a pair of lightning-caused wildfires. (Image

The James Webb telescope’s 100-hour reexamination of one of Hubble’s most iconic extragalactic images reveals extraordinary new details.