Science

Space company Rocket Lab wants to bring NASA’s Perseverance rover samples back from Mars.

In a recent op-ed published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SFI External Professor Michael Hochberg and co-author Paul Rainey explore whether deepening interdependence between humans and AI could lead to a new form of evolutionary individuality.

A sweeping review from NYU Langone Health reveals that everyday exposure to plastics—especially during childhood—poses lasting risks for heart disease, infertility, asthma, and even brain development issues. These chemicals, found in packaging, cosmetics, and common household items, can disrupt hormones,…

Newly discovered comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will soon be gracing our evening sky. Here’s how to see it and what to expect.

A new study led by Dr. Sarah Zhang from Alliance Manchester Business School has uncovered how small banks in the United States are reacting to growing concerns about data privacy.

The partial solar eclipse was visible to over 16 million people when it darkened the sky over the Pacific on Sept. 21-22

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission will launch toward to the moon in 2026. To help prepare, its four astronauts practiced observing Earth’s nearest neighbor in a mockup Orion capsule.

Astronomical fall begins on Sept. 22 as the sun moves southward across the celestial equator.

More than a century after its discovery, a mysterious fossil from South Wales has finally been confirmed as belonging to a new species of predatory dinosaur. Using cutting-edge digital scanning, researchers reconstructed the long-lost jawbone, revealing unique features that warranted…

Scientists have developed a new multi-layered metalens design that could revolutionize portable optics in devices like phones, drones, and satellites. By stacking metamaterial layers instead of relying on a single one, the team overcame fundamental limits in focusing multiple wavelengths…