Science

This sound-powered underwater camera could reveal deep-ocean secrets

Plus: Gaming tech for surgery pain.

Whale evolution isn’t completely understood — but genes reveal part of the story

The genomes of cetaceans help tell the story of mammals who returned to the life aquatic.

Puerto Rico: 8 images reveal devastation left by Hurricane Fiona

We finally know how many ants are crawling the Earth right now

It’s a lot.

Three everyday beverages that may taste worse because of climate change

Climate change may be coming for your favorite drink, scientists say.

Extreme heat linked to harassment at work, study reveals

Climate change has serious effects on human behavior with implications for workplace interactions and productivity.

Fox poop has a surprising impact on tree growth

A gift that keeps on giving.

This household appliance could be filling your home with invisible health hazards

One of the main air pollutants commonly associated with using gas stoves is nitrogen dioxide.

Blue Origin rocket fails and more: Understand the world through 9 images

Hottest summer ever: 2022 broke records all over the world

Climate catastrophes made headlines across the globe.

Harvest Moon 2022: 10 incredible views of this weekend's lunar event

A new rover with crescent-shaped “wheels” could conquer difficult lunar terrain

Even with such a small size, the rover can still pack a decent amount of sensors on its platform.

Astronomers find a shocking culprit that shaped Earth's continents

Sure, asteroids did some of the work. But a few came from the fringes of our Solar System.

Fall Equinox 2022: Date, time, and opportunities for astronomy during this yearly event

It comes once a year — and this year coincides with a New Moon.

The best thriller of the century reveals a real climate change disaster

The devastating floods in Parasite are no mere fantasy — they're a reality for many Koreans.

Fish and seafood are better for your health and the climate than meat, study shows

Surf outperforms turf in wellness and sustainability.

A new viral cousin of Covid-19 can resist vaccine immunity, study finds

Here's what you need to know about a new Covid-like virus from bats

Just how smart are raccoons? They’re probably masterminds, a new study finds

The meek shall inherit.

Three everyday beverages that may taste worse because of climate change

Climate change may be coming for your favorite drink, scientists say.

The best thriller of the century reveals a real climate change disaster

The devastating floods in Parasite are no mere fantasy — they're a reality for many Koreans.

Look: 82 species tell the story of extinction in a new book

Greenland's melting ice sheets may cause "ominous" sea level rise

A new study reveals data on sea level rise, and it's not great news out of Greenland.

More than a dozen threatened American trees may disappear without further action, a survey reveals

Tree survey reveals up to 16 percent of U.S. species are threatened.

Billions of people may face “unprecedented” and deadly heat within 78 years

At our current rates of global warming, dangerous heat will become a near-daily routine for billions of people.

Watch: Ingenious hawks learned to thwart their prey's greatest defense

They dive into the crowd and leave the rest up to fate.

Watch squealing dolphins hunt fish and snakes from their point of view

One dolphin even went after some unusual prey.

One surprising insect could help solve farming’s pest problem

These tiny critters can serve as "biological pest control," new research suggests.

Look: A deep-sea expedition just captured these incredible views of life underwater

Climate change may push North America’s forests to a “tipping point”

A trio of studies highlights the serious threat global warming poses to forests on the continent.

Watch sea sponges sneeze out stringy mucus in slow motion

Gesundheit!

In Mexico, indigenous peoples and scientists race to save an iconic Aztec animal

Once mutually wary, farmers and scientists are working jointly to save a key ecosystem — and an endangered salamander.

How is nature connected to well-being? It's complicated, scientists say

Experts reviewed hundreds of papers to draw scientific conclusions about our cultural and ecological connections to nature.

WHAM! 10 jaw-dropping images capture NASA DART slamming into an asteroid

A boom that could be seen from Earth.

Artemis I: A fire at NASA Kennedy gives the long-delayed Moon mission its latest twist

Artemis I teams handled a lot.

NASA is set to make the nearest flyby Jupiter's most habitable moon in 22 years

All these worlds are yours, except...

New Webb Telescope image reveals an eerie portrait of a familiar galaxy

Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument reveals a network of scaffolding behind galaxy IC 5332's iconic spiral structure.

NASA's DART spacecraft successfully crashed itself into an asteroid

This is the space agency’s first major step to keeping us safe from killer asteroids.

Behold! 9 glorious Neptune images reveal our changing view of the planet

From Voyager to JWST, here are the most stunning portraits of the gas giant.

NASA will roll back Artemis I to safeguard the Moon rocket from Hurricane Ian

Hurricane season is the latest setback for NASA's Artemis I mission.

We’ve dumped over 15,000 pounds of trash on Mars

The “leave no trace” motto doesn’t apply to the Red Planet, apparently.

Mars’ ancient lakes could help discover life on the Red Planet

The elusive mystery may soon be solved.

Super-Earths may be the best places to look for alien life

Super-Earths may be super habitable, as astronomer Chris Impey explains.

One NASA asset will be critical to Moon and asteroid missions' success

Different missions are vying for a limited number of antennas.

Astronomers may have discovered a way to tell if Betelgeuse is about to blow up

How important is it to detect supernovae before they happen?

Artemis I Moon launch may be delayed again — and NASA can't do anything about it

NASA hopes the next 24 hours have good news to launch on Tuesday.

NASA will smash a spacecraft into an asteroid Monday — what you need to know

The DART mission doesn't have much aboard — and that's kind of the point.

Webb spots Neptune’s rings and more: Understand the world through 9 images

NASA's mega Moon rocket passes critical hydrogen fuel test — but there's a catch

Today's cryogenic demonstration test was a success, despite constant wrangling with — you guessed it — hydrogen fuel leaks.