Science

Everybody acts differently while they are being watched, especially by those with authority. Whether it’s your boss sitting in the next cubicle next door or a cop car driving behind you, observation leads to behavioral changes. A new paper from…

The powerful magnetic field belonging to the sun is generated far beneath the visible surface.

Different forms of motivation affect how pupils perform in upper secondary school, a recent NTNU study shows. Pupils who believe they can improve through practice enjoy their subjects more and achieve better academic outcomes. The findings are published in the…

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to finish the story the way we’ve always hoped”

Picture a cockpit crew of two who met just minutes before takeoff, now descending through a turbulent midnight sky. They aren’t looking at each other—their eyes scan the instruments in the cockpit and the horizon outside—and yet they move in…

Classifying ancient pottery has always depended on the trained judgment of an archaeologist. Identifying the subtle differences between piece types takes years of experience, and two experts will not always agree. Now, a team including researchers at Nagoya University in…

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video After growing through the fall and winter, sea ice in the Arctic reached its annual maximum extent on March 15, 2026, peaking…

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video After growing through the fall and winter, sea ice in the Arctic reached its annual maximum extent on March 15, 2026, peaking…

The moon will sweep past the 1,000-strong stellar beehive overnight on March 27-28.

The Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 kilometers southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their name (which means “floating mountains”) from the way the sea spray breaking on the surrounding coral atolls, or motu, causes the ancient volcanic peaks…