How much of your disease risk is genetic? It’s complicated.
Environmental factors such as lifestyle and the medications you take influence the effects your genes have on your body — and can clarify how diseases
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Black holes: Facts about the darkest objects in the universe
Discover interesting facts about what black holes are, how they form and what would happen if you fell into one.
Colossal’s de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire
“Dire wolves” created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as “the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction.” But that all depends on
Does light lose energy as it crosses the universe? The answer involves time dilation.
The speed of light is the fastest anything can travel. What happens to a photon from a galaxy 25 million light years away on its
US Representatives worry Trump’s NASA budget plan will make it harder to track dangerous asteroids
During a House Committee on Space, Science and Technology hearing, experts discussed the state of NASA’s planetary defense capabilities.
Scientists may have discovered the most powerful particle collider in the universe
Scientists may have discovered the most powerful particle colliders in the universe — and they’re strewn throughout our galaxy just waiting to blow.
Space photo of the week: Violent galaxies seen ‘jousting’ near the dawn of time
The new image shows one galaxy piercing another with intense quasar radiation. Astronomers likened the violent galaxy collision to a medieval joust.
How long can human sperm survive?
It’s a myth that sperm die upon contact with oxygen. In fact, their resilience might surprise you.
There’s 90,000 tons of nuclear waste in the US. How and where is it stored?
The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.
Expedition 73 Crew Launches to International Space Station
A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members aboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harbors
Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes.
‘Above normal’ conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the US this summer
Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024.
Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes
Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with
That zing in your teeth from a cold treat? Blame this ancient armored fish
The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ancient armored fish. (Image credit: Brian Engh)