Category: Science

Even without reaching heat wave levels, sustained high temperatures may contribute to a litany of health issues.

The origin of red beans — also called adzuki — has been murky. A new study says Japan is where it all started.

NPR’s science podcast Short Wave shares how taking a nap can deliver a eureka moment, a new picture of a planet right after it was

Iran’s nuclear program has been dealt a blow, here’s an overview of the current state of its facilities. (Image credit: Maxar Technologies)

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent years spreading doubt about the safety of vaccines and linking them to autism.

The rocks could offer insight into Earth’s primordial crust and the environment that gave birth to life.

Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is only the third to be

NASA’s Chandra Observatory has combined different wavelength images of the Andromeda galaxy to honor astronomer Vera Rubin, and then created a music video by converting

A type of lichen was able to survive extreme UV radiation in the lab, suggesting that ozone protection might not be required for life on

Compact ruddy galaxies seen by the James Webb telescope confound astronomers. Having very little spin at birth may explain the galaxies’ small sizes.

Footage captures a pair of orcas nibbling each other’s tongues in the Kvænangen fjords in northern Norway. Scientists think this rarely seen behavior could play

Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars’ surface.

Researchers have successfully demonstrated quantum speedup in kernel-based machine learning.

Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector. (Image credit: Mike Stewart/AP)