Category: Science

Science word of the day: Parsec Pronunciation: PAHR’-sek What it means: Ah, the humble parsec, thorn in the side of George Lucas. In 1977, Lucas’

The 2026 Fields Medal, one of the world’s most prestigious mathematics prizes, has just been awarded to four pioneering young researchers — including mathematician Hong

Prior moon rock samples, including from Apollo, seem heavily influenced by one impact. The farside samples tweak the story.

A few millennia ago, people worldwide may have spoken or signed up to 10 times as many languages as they do today.

Crews at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans transport the 130-foot-tall liquid hydrogen tank out of a production cell inside the main factory building into

One of the biggest mysteries in cosmology seems to keep getting bigger. Astronomers have known since the 1930s that the universe is expanding, but in

Every four years, the math world’s preeminent awards are given to the finest minds of a generation. The young winners — all under 40 on

A team of UCLA scientists has resorted to posting content on OnlyFans to raise money for research amid huge federal funding cuts to U.S. science.

Archaeologists in Slovakia have uncovered a large Roman military camp likely used by Marcus Aurelius ‘ troops during conflicts with Germanic tribes in the late

Scientists documented humpback whales hunting together at the seafloor, coordinating their arrival to scoop up sand lances.

‘A silent pandemic’: How Japan is curbing antibiotic resistance, $5 at a time This is the third story in a series about antibiotic use in

Science word of the day: Abiotic Pronunciation: Ay-bye-AH’-tik What it means: Abiotic means “without living organisms.” Scientists typically use the term when referring to nonliving

Engineers have created a drone that camouflages itself as a faint, hovering haze when it takes flight. The “Phantom Twist” prototype drone is a carefully

This strategy expands orcas’ already broad repertoire for dispatching different types of prey.