Category: Science

Researchers have discovered giant DNA structures in oral bacteria, and data hint they could influence the function of your immune system.

First spotted decades ago but largely forgotten, a newly named form of diabetes stems from undernutrition and is thought to affect millions.

Three-quarters of the world’s drought-prone areas are at risk of extreme water shortages — known as “day zero droughts” — this century, and some could

Geological records hint that earthquakes at the Cascadia subduction zone might trigger the San Andreas Fault.

A new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025. By mapping these events, researchers discovered a huge

A new study has proposed the existence of Planet Y, an alternative Planet Nine candidate that is smaller and closer to Earth than the hypothetical

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

How would history have unfolded if Christopher Columbus had never reached the New World?

The global die-off of coral reefs signals a critical shift in Earth’s climate system with global environmental consequences along with economic ones.

Fred Ramsdell was camping with his family in the Rocky Mountains when he missed the call telling him he’d won the 2025 Nobel Prize in

For the first time, physicists have simulated what objects moving near the speed of light would look like — an optical illusion called the Terrell-Penrose

The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid

There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

Second Lady Usha Vance hosted a special Summer Reading Challenge event at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Aug. 4, 2025. She was joined