Astronomy

States will continue to get FEMA federal disaster aid this year but may see less assistance after changes made in 2026

This tally of animals’ effect on Earth’s geology, equivalent to that of thousands of extreme floods, most likely is an underestimate

Recent research delves into our issues with "seasonal body image dissatisfaction", says David Robson, who has advice on how to combat it during the summer months

In Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time, a young woman must help a naval commander snatched from death in 1847 adapt to the 21st century. Time travel thriller meets romance in this excellent novel

Images from a jellyfish-breeding facility in Germany showcase the luminous invertebrates' environmental challenges and medical promise

The story of the birth and growth of nuclear science is rebalanced in Destroyer of Worlds, which gives due prominence to the role of women

The universe will still be there to marvel at, despite brutal cuts set to hit NASA and the National Science Foundation's budgets. But the damage to future research will be long-lasting, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Feedback is tickled by a marketing email touting a new range of tents, which promises revolutionary waterproofing technology

From Fallopian tubes to the G-spot, long-dead men have left their mark on women's anatomy. It's time to turf them out, says Adam Taor

How did we lose the sense that some parts of life should be off-limits rather than open to commodification? Tiffany Jenkins's thoughtful new book Strangers and Intimates explores

With rising cancer rates, we need more good news, and the latest finding that cancer interacts with the nervous system means cheap and readily available drugs could help

Join the European Space Agency at the new Paris Space Hub during this year’s International Paris Air Show.

Gun violence is the leading cause of death of children in the U.S.—and states with loose gun control laws bear the heaviest burden, a new study found

Implants that monitor the neural activity of frog embryos as they grow into tadpoles and then adults could offer a window into the developing brain

A brain-computer interface has enabled a man with paralysis to have real-time conversations, without the usual delay in speech

From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist helping to decide which climate change technologies hold the most promise

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a tilted orbit around the sun, letting it take some unusual pictures

Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic field, the solar cycle and the workings of space weather. 

With tech giants like Google developing ways for AI models to communicate and work together, there are fears that smaller players could get left behind in the rush to unleash AI agents on the internet

Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs