James Webb telescope finds something ‘very exciting’ shooting out of first black hole ever imaged
Using the James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared camera, scientists have captured the gigantic jet blasting out of M87* in a new light.
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Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it’s melting
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Scientists are modifying wildlife DNA. Should these species be released into nature?
Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether
In reading, the nation’s students are still stuck in a pandemic slump
New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are
Perseids Meteor Shower
In this 30 second exposure photograph, a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025
We were wrong about how the moon’s largest and oldest crater formed — and that’s great news for NASA’s next lunar landing
A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning astronauts on NASA’s future Artemis III mission
Diagnostic dilemma: A woman’s nausea was triggered by a huge mass in her stomach — which doctors dissolved with diet soda
A woman’s abdominal discomfort turned out to be caused by a build up of food in her stomach. And the treatment involved diet soda.
Scientists ‘reawaken’ ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after
Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice age can reactivate and resume breaking down carbon.
The viral ‘Chicago Rat Hole’ wasn’t actually made by a rat, scientists claim
After researching the rodent indent, scientists are over 98% sure it came from a squirrel.
Haunting image of a rare hyena lurking in a ghost town wins 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
South African photographer Wim van den Heever has received this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image of a brown hyena outside
Human skeleton quiz: What do you know about the bones in your body?
Do you have what it takes to be a bone-ified quiz champion?
Scientists are genetically modifying wildlife. Should they be released in the wild?
Humans can genetically modify plants and animals to be more resilient to climate change and disease. But the scientific community is divided about whether the
Grains, sheep and soldiers: How one scientist is studying the physics of crowds
Applied physicist Iker Zuriguel studies the movement of particles and people to optimize their flow and improve public safety.
Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks
How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry’s future in the U.S. (Image credit: Ulysse Bellier)