Some of the U.S. could see the northern lights due to a geomagnetic storm
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center says a severe geomagnetic storm is possible Sunday night. (Image credit: Geoff Robins)
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Hurricane season has started. Here’s what to know
The 2025 hurricane season officially began on Sunday. Forecasters are predicting an active season. (Image credit: Sean Rayford)
Recruiting scientists from the U.S. to Europe
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with research scientist Maria Mota about her recent piece in the science journal “Nature” entitled, “Europe can capture the US brain
Avast, matey! 5 of the biggest pirate hauls in history
Take a look at five of the biggest treasures that pirates have ever plundered.
Celtic quiz: Test your knowledge about these fierce tribes once described by Julius Caesar
Is your knowledge of the Celts a veritable pot of gold, or do you need the luck of the Irish to finish the quiz?
Can adults grow new brain cells?
Scientists are still debating whether the human brain is capable of growing new cells past childhood.
Astronomers discover black hole ripping a star apart inside a galactic collision. ‘It is a peculiar event’
Astronomers have spotted a supermassive black hole ripping apart and devouring a star in colliding galaxies. It is only the second time a tidal disruption
Space photo of the week: Pink ‘raindrops’ on the sun captured in greatest detail ever
Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma “rain” in the sun’s corona using adaptive optics.
What’s the difference between a leopard and a jaguar?
Look closely at the spots to tell leopards from jaguars: there’s a subtle clue.
Scrub Jay at the Vehicle Assembly Building
A scrub jay perches on a branch near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 22, 2020.
‘No radio astronomy from the ground would be possible anymore’: Satellite mega-swarms are blinding us to the cosmos — and a critical ‘inflection point’ is approaching
Invisible radiation leaking out of private satellites, like SpaceX’s Starlink spacecraft, is disrupting radio astronomers’ ability to detect important signals from across the universe. If
Physicists capture ‘second sound’ for the first time — after nearly 100 years of searching
First theorized in 1938, heat’s wave-like flow through superfluids, known as “second sound”, has proven difficult to directly observe. Now, a new technique has finally
NASA plans to build a giant radio telescope on the ‘dark side’ of the moon. Here’s why.
A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon’s far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the
Great eared nightjar: The ‘baby dragon’ bird that lays its eggs on the floor
Great eared nightjars live on the forest floor, remaining motionless throughout the day, camouflaged among leaf litter and tree stumps.