Science

Here’s where 5 of NASA’s most famous spacecraft can be found in the October sky.

Howdy, pards! This autumnal week brought a new challenge to last decade’s claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after the reintroduction of wolves. Evolutionary biologists propose that carrion-eating was a dependable nutritional strategy for early humans that may have…

Japan’s new HTV-X cargo spacecraft will launch on its first-ever mission to the International Space Station today (Oct. 25), and you can watch the action live.

Researchers propose that hydrogen gas from the early Universe emitted detectable radio waves influenced by dark matter. Studying these signals, especially from the Moon’s radio-quiet environment, could reveal how dark matter clumped together before the first stars formed. This approach…

Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid spheres, a water-saving evolutionary trick. This discovery could illuminate how to prevent gout and kidney stones in humans.

This new analysis could be used to test the physics of quantum chromodynamics in the future.

New research shows how Jupiter carved out rings and gaps that changed how and when planets and meteorites formed.

Things seem to be escalating quickly…

Comet 3I/ATLAS is warming up as it approaches the sun, causing a jet to emerge. The jet is visible in a dramatic new image.

The destroyed planet has spewed material onto the white dwarf’s surface, with astronomers detecting 13 different elements originating from the rocky body.