This Is the Most Exciting Rock Ever Found on Mars
Mysterious “leopard spots” on a Martian rock could be evidence of extraterrestrial life—or of mere lifeless chemistry. Finding out the truth may require bringing the rock back to Earth
This Is the Most Exciting Rock Ever Found on Mars
Mysterious “leopard spots” on a Martian rock could be evidence of extraterrestrial life—or of mere lifeless chemistry. Finding out the truth may require bringing the rock back to Earth
Is Technology in the Olympics a Form of Doping or a Reality of Modern Sport?
Taylor Swift and Bach Can Thank Ancient Temples for Modern Music
Musical Memories Don’t Fade with Age
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The CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but It Has Issues
Extreme Heat Is the Deadliest Weather Disaster
Honeybees Wing-Slap Ants That Try to Invade Their Hive
How to See Stars, Satellites, and More in the Daytime Sky
These Advanced Meditation Practices Unlock New Understandings of Consciousness
Watch Tornado Science at the Movies and the Perseids in the Sky
Cleaning Up Paris’s Poop River for the Olympics
Name a Quasi-Moon with Radiolab
‘Dark Oxygen’ Discovered Coming from Mineral Deposits on Deep Seafloor
Baffling new results show that rocklike mineral deposits in the deep sea can produce oxygen
It’s Going to Hit 90 Degrees in Alaska This Week
Temperatures in Fairbanks, Alaska, are predicted to reach a record-tying 90 degrees Fahrenheit because of a prolonged, unusually late heat wave
500-Million-Year-Old ‘Alien Fish Taco’ Was among First Creatures with Jaws
A bizarre fossil of a Cambrian creature that looked like an “alien fish taco” reveals how a single group with jaws came to account for around 90 percent of all animal species on Earth
What to Know about Project 2025’s Dangers to Science
Project 2025 would jeopardize federal scientists’ independence and undermine their influence
Sharks in Brazil Test Positive for a Surprising Contaminant: Cocaine
Cocaine has been detected in sharks for the first time, but scientists aren’t sure of the impact
One of Earth’s Most Elusive Whales Washes up on New Zealand Beach
Scientists hope the incredibly rare beaching of a spade-toothed whale will help them learn more about this persistently elusive species