Category: Science

A new study has identified a potentially record-breaking haul of transiting exoplanets, thanks to a machine learning algorithm that analyzed the light curves of more

Yellowstone eruptions may be driven by shifts in Earth’s crust, rather than a deep well of magma, study finds.

May 2, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over

NPR’s Juana Summers talk with Mike Reid, the former chief science officer of PEPFAR, about why he resigned over concerns about America’s global health strategy.

Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but

Live Science spoke with Tim Lenton, founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, about human actions that can trigger positive

Nasdaq Chair and Chief Executive Officer Adena T. Friedman, left, and NASA’s Artemis II crew ring the closing bell of the Nasdaq market session, Thursday

Roughly 540 million years ago, toward the start of the Cambrian Period, the planet was mostly ocean, and life was both alien and vaguely familiar.

Stop and smell America’s state flowers at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C., open now through October 12, 2026.

Rather than reining in the compounds, the FDA may be poised to broaden access, perhapas even adding peptides to supplements. Experts say “buyer beware.”

Nathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA’s El Niño forecasting team, says that this year’s transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record.

An analysis of 37 urban bird species found that men could get slightly closer to the avians than women could, suggesting that these animals recognize

In this excerpt from “What Science Says About Astrology,” author Carlos Orsi examines a 2007 study of 20 million people that showed star signs have

More state and federal approvals are needed for the 3-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion, which would stretch from the Canadian border with Montana down through eastern