Category: Science

Each year, tons of soil, silt and rocks flow into reservoirs in the U.S. and get stuck there, creating a “ticking time bomb” that threatens

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

Researchers have designed a material that can “program” the way it releases heat, paving the way for more efficient energy systems and, potentially, devices that

Forecasters are warning that the ongoing El Niño is likely to become supercharged in the coming months and inject potentially unprecedented heat into our already

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Pangong Lake, Tibetan Plateau [33.75582309, 78.69202953] What’s in the photo? Lake ice fracturing along a disputed border between China and

Studies suggest AI can weaken learning when it replaces effort, but tools that guide rather than answer may help people keep their skills.

Technicians inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center complete installation of a commemorative plaque on the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space

The brain preservation paradox — the discovery of well-preserved human brains among otherwise skeletal remains — has puzzled archaeologists and pathologists alike for decades. Now

Scientists have confirmed that a flowering plant native to the mountains in southwest China is carnivorous, supporting a prediction made by Charles Darwin more than

An abandoned part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is projected to crash into the moon at 2:35 a.m. EDT on Aug. 5 — and

An emperor penguin colony in Antarctica saw a massive decline in chicks in 2025. The contours of a nearby grounded iceberg may have been the

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

QUICK FACTS Name: Rock crystal scraper What it is: A stone tool made from microcrystalline quartz Where it is from: Dordogne, southwestern France When it

Relatively low tidal waters expose sandflats and mudflats in the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea-Bissau in this image acquired on November 28, 2025, with the OLI