Science

In this quiz, you’ll match iconic extraterrestrial characters to the TV shows and films that made them famous.

As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing them into tiny targets.

The upcoming social media ban for people aged under 16 continues to be hotly debated.

September’s partial solar eclipse was not just caught by eager skywatchers on Earth but also by satellites orbiting high above.

As the weather starts to warm across the country, throngs of people will take to the great outdoors to bask in the sun, crack open a cold one and, inevitably, fire up the grill.

The next annular solar eclipse will occur on Feb. 17, 2026.

Throughout the course of their lives, people typically encounter numerous other individuals with different interests, values and backgrounds. However, not all these individuals will become their good friends, life partners, or meaningful people in their lives.

Sharehousing has traditionally been a rite of passage for many young people and students in Australia, but is also increasingly common among all age groups.

Anna Menon, one of NASA’s 10 new astronaut candidates, already has a spaceflight under her belt — SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit in September 2024.

“Disinformation” is fast becoming a dirty word in the United States—a label so contentious in a hyperpolarized political climate that some researchers who study the harmful effects of falsehoods are abandoning it altogether.