Category: Science

Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put.

Direct detection of lithium from a SpaceX rocket reentry offers new evidence that metal pollution from space debris could threaten the ozone layer.

A green and red aurora streams across Earth’s horizon above the city lights of Europe in this Jan. 19, 2026, photograph, which looks north across

When Demian Goos followed Karin Richter into her office on March 12 of last year, the first thing he noticed was the bust. It sat

A new study finds that horse whinnies are made of both a high and a low frequency, generated by different parts of the vocal tract.

Harvard engineers think they’ve found the reason basketball shoes squeak, and it’s due to pockets of friction between the rubber and the court.

A study of more than 6,500 mothers found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy significantly lowered the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous blood-pressure disorder.

Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way’s chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient

Finding a caterpillar with rhythm was “mind-blowing,” suggesting it might be a more widespread part of animal communication than thought.

We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool

Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they’re made

During a test drive, the mobile lab van uncovered a drug-resistant HIV strain that sprung up after the ongoing war with Russia started.

JWST observed Uranus for nearly a full rotation, charting the planet’s upper atmosphere and magnetic environment for the first time.

A new study finds that people with obesity are more likely to be hospitalized with or die from severe infections.