Category: Science

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Three orcas from Alaska surfaced in the waters between Washington state and Canada in March, an area where they’ve never been documented.

Scientists discovered that making a very small change to female mice’s DNA caused them to develop male reproductive organs.

Once a thriving sardine fishing island, today Aoshima is home to roughly 80 cats and just a handful of people who look after the felines

Seen during the Artemis II mission, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun.

After swooping around the moon, viewing an eclipse, breaking an Apollo distance record and testing out a space toilet, NASA’s Artemis II mission is about

In fall 2024, the best-selling author and historian Yuval Noah Harari went on the talk show Morning Joe. “Let me tell you one small story,”

NASA’s Artemis II heat shield is about to face its ultimate test as the Orion crew prepares for reentry. Physics and data science lecturer Ed

As Earth reels at the beauty of Artemis II’s historic lunar flyby photos, geologists working on the mission are excited for big insights about the

Perry Samson was helping students conduct field experiments on supercell storms in Kansas in 2008 when one suddenly turned into a tornado and dragged him

After looping around the moon, the Artemis II crew — and their capsule’s heat shield — are preparing for the mission’s final major test: coming

Shock waves from tiny black holes in the early universe could explain how antimatter became so rare while matter is common.

A new study reveals that AI decision-making during conflicts is naturally prone to escalation.

A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special “sacrificial caste” of people.