Astronomy

From AI with Hannah Fry to David Attenborough's early days, these are the five must-watch science documentaries of the year to date, says Bethan Ackerley

From AI with Hannah Fry to David Attenborough's early days, these are the five must-watch science documentaries of the year to date, says Bethan Ackerley

Feedback is delighted by a study of how many animals produce poop that echoes the look of the poop emoji – even the lugworm, which does it upside down

The first six months of 2026 have seen bright threads in sci- fi series including Fallout and Paradise. But for pure gold, advises TV columnist Bethan Ackerley, try Star City

The first six months of 2026 have seen bright threads in sci- fi series including Fallout and Paradise. But for pure gold, advises TV columnist Bethan Ackerley, try Star City

Feedback is delighted by a study of how many animals produce poop that echoes the look of the poop emoji – even the lugworm, which does it upside down

A controversial geoengineering proposal suggests that brightening clouds off South America could weaken a burgeoning El Niño, but major technical and ethical questions remain

Here's an observing guide to both familiar and lesser-known deep-sky objects that inhabit our galaxy's equatorial zone.

The post Steamy Nights at the Galactic Equator appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

A drug that softens the ovaries helped mice and rats conceive more easily at an older age, and produce more pups

A drug that softens the ovaries helped mice and rats conceive more easily at an older age, and produce more pups

Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova’s experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality

Seeking out the simplest, most elegant explanations has served scientists well for centuries, but cognitive scientist Marina Dubova’s experiments are revealing better ways to uncover reality

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent group that offers guidance on what health screenings and medications health insurance should cover

This one-ton elephant seal has gone viral for smashing into cars and infrastructure, but biologists have a more poignant explanation for his behavior

A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”

For almost 60 years, a global ban on nuclear weapons in space has held up. But the growing number of satellites and increasing geopolitical tension has scientists worried the moratorium could fail

We might be living through a comet shower created by a star that millions of years ago jostled the Oort Cloud surrounding the solar system.

The post Did a Passing Star Shower Us with Comets? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows Messier 3, a densely packed cluster of stars whose origins may be a merger between globular clusters in the early universe.

Pioneer of quantum mechanics Erwin Schrödinger's look at living organisms is one of the most influential popular-science books of the 20th century. So how does it hold up today, asks Karmela Padavic-Callaghan