Category: Science

A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have

In movies and TV shows, it’s a popular motif: A dead Viking is placed on a boat, and it drifts slowly out to sea; from

A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug.

Scientists have built a DNA-powered computer that can perform calculations using billions of molecules in a tiny drop of water. The system taps into the

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses existential threats to humankind: extreme heat, never-ending drought and a plan to provide Earth with sunlight on demand.

Astronomers suspect that a never-before-seen variation of a space-time phenomenon could explain an “impossible” black hole merger that has puzzled experts for years. But if

If your blond preteen seems to be turning into a brunette, you’re not imagining things. For some children, hair that starts out platinum blond gradually

For 27 years, the Southwest has been gripped by a historic drought. Scientists think it might be here to stay.

Solve the math puzzle from our October 2026 issue, in which a bird watcher seeks an indoor hobby.

UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8

In 2004, two mathematicians hypothesized a powerful kind of sandwich. They were studying graphs, which are collections of points (called vertices) and lines (called edges).

The idea of weapons in space, once a plot of science fiction , became a reality Monday (Sept. 14), when U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy

A sickle across the throat and a padlock on the toe were likely meant to keep this 17th-century Polish teen from resurrecting.

New research suggests that Paleodictyon — honeycomb-shaped formations perhaps sketched by da Vinci — are not made by soft-bodied creatures.