Category: Science

Hakeem Oluseyi, host of NOVA and GBH’s podcast Particles of Thought, breaks down how his show tackles some of science’s biggest and strangest questions.

Whether Neanderthals had religious beliefs is a subject of ongoing debate.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” as the orbiting

Circling vultures aren’t waiting for you to die, and seeing them should be a welcome sight because of the benefits they bring, experts say.

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently came across an odd rock, dubbed “Phippsaksla,” that is unlike anything else the robot has found on the Red Planet.

NASA’s SOFIA observatory captured a rare image of a glowing gas ring in Cygnus X — a vast star-forming region 4,500 light-years away.

Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney displays a dead Asian giant hornet, a sample sent from Japan and brought in for research last

Nov. 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over

After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.

Dozens of countries had called for a clear “roadmap” to transition away from the use of coal, oil and gas. The U.S. did not participate

Methanotrophs, including those that capture methane from the air, seem to outcompete methanogens in dry environments, a new study shows.

These compact binoculars are a must-have for any wildlife enthusiast, being Canon’s lightest binos with image stabilization.