Category: Science

One of the longest-running meteor showers of the year began on Sunday (Sept. 20), as the Southern Taurids start sending occasional “shooting stars” — and

Roman’s first test image shows hundreds of stars as green rings of light. After a few more months of tuning, it will capture images as

Archaeologists have unearthed a monumental 2,700-year-old tomb at Vulci, an important ancient Etruscan town north of Rome. Despite repeated attempts by tomb robbers to loot

A 700-year-old female skull found in a Chinese cemetery is the world’s first archaeological example of punitive nose amputation, according to a new study. The

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Emi Koussi, Chad [19.825520656, 18.551560720] What’s in the photo? A patch of bright-white salt at the summit of the Sahara’s

An Alta-X drone flies an advanced guidance and navigation system known as the Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE) experiment near NASA’s

Rare fossils discovered in Japan more than 30 years ago are from a new species of armored dinosaur — one whose ancestors likely reached Asia

The patient: A 16-year-old boy in India The symptoms: The teen developed swelling on his left upper eyelid that persisted for a few months but

The hunt for extraterrestrial life on distant planets may be operating with a big blind spot. That’s because we aren’t accounting for the nature of

Genetic testing of two tiny tiger cats from Bolivia revealed a new species, adding a new branch to the feline family tree.

Daily sea surface temperatures in the region where El Niño develops are more extreme than at any point in recorded history.

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. 

In July 2025, a large, bright cosmic object visited from beyond our solar system. Only the third interstellar object ever discovered, the comet — named