Science

A Vega C rocket will launch the European-Chinese SMILE space weather mission to orbit tonight (May 18), and you can watch the action live.

The citations at the end of a research paper should represent a solid foundation of existing knowledge about a particular field, a pool of peer-reviewed sources built over years of research and study. However, with the increasing use of AI…

One in three Australians says they are lonely. To be lonely is to feel a lack of adequate social connection. Loneliness is about feeling disconnected from others or unable to form the kinds of relationships people need to feel seen…

Not only must teachers design lesson plans to convey information to their students, but they must also develop effective ways to assess their students’ knowledge and adjust their teaching practices accordingly. The assessment process looks different for health and physical…

A new NASA video shows the Artemis 2 Orion capsule’s separation from its service module just before the spacecraft slammed into Earth’s atmosphere on April 10, 2026.

The natural environment provides human society with essential non-material values, such as cultural symbolism and local attachment, known as “cultural ecosystem services.” But can these abstract cultural values actually influence how communities behave? According to a new study focusing on…

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, more than 1 million violent crimes are committed in the United States every year. While data on the attacks, the victims, and the larger community abounds, rarely have researchers explored how incidents of…

A millennium-old dingo deliberately buried by Barkindji ancestors along the Baaka, or Darling River, is offering rare insight into the depth of relationships between First Nations people and dingoes in western New South Wales, Australia.

What a view from the Orion capsule.

As more people—including researchers—use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in their writing, it’s becoming increasingly important to define what plagiarism looks like and how to police it.