These space stories made us look up in 2025
From eclipses on demand to a rare interstellar visitor to the chances of Earth being flung out of orbit, some […]
This new year, it might be time to leave behind old goals
In the classic American folktale The Little Engine That Could, a small blue locomotive laboriously chugs up a hill hauling
What causes the rainbow shimmer of ammolite gems?
The jewels nabbed in the Louvre heist may still be at large, but scientists have just closed the case on
Early Earth’s belly held onto its water
Early Earth got much of its water from relentless bombardment by water-rich asteroids and icy comets. Now, scientists say the
Here’s how Rudolph’s light-up nose might be possible
This time of year, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is a nearly inescapable earworm. Rudolph, the old song goes, is bullied
60,000-year-old poison arrowheads show early humans’ skillful hunting
A new analysis of ancient arrowheads from South Africa pushes back prehistoric humans’ earliest use of poisoned weapons by more
First maps of the sun’s outer boundary may help predict solar storms
The sun’s outer atmosphere resembles a pufferfish. That’s what scientists have gleaned from the first verified maps of the shifting
An underwater volcano off Oregon didn’t erupt in 2025 after all. Why not?
NEW ORLEANS — One year ago, scientists made a surprisingly concrete prediction: Before 2025 was out, they said, Axial volcano
How to levitate objects sans magic
In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a troll’s club high
New dietary guidelines flip the food pyramid
American dietary guidelines have gotten an overhaul. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture unveiled