Astronomy

There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement

There are a range of competing views on whether smartphones and social media are harmful to adolescents, and an attempt to settle the debate has instead sparked more disagreement

The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna wants to expose the hype generated by large artificial intelligence companies, but it is a frustrating read

The AI Con by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna wants to expose the hype generated by large artificial intelligence companies, but it is a frustrating read

Webb has found crystalline water ice in a debris disk around a young, Sun-like star called HD 181327. Based on its presence in our own solar system, scientists have expected to see it in other star systems — but haven't had sensitive enough instruments to provide definitive proof until now.

A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and researchers don’t know why

A group of white-faced capuchins on a remote island have started stealing infants from another primate species, and researchers don’t know why

A declining ability to detect scents is linked to conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. But restoring our most neglected sense might not only reduce cognitive decline – studies also show it could even reverse it

A declining ability to detect scents is linked to conditions including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. But restoring our most neglected sense might not only reduce cognitive decline – studies also show it could even reverse it

A new study reveals fresh signs of geological activity on Venus — clues that the planet's mysterious surface is still changing today.

It can be difficult to accept that your child may be bullying others, but the way parents respond can help minimize any damage

NASA's prototype for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is seen lit in white and blue in an award-winning photograph.

Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.

Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause mayhem in today's technology-dependent world.

Time for a trip to Tycho Crater.

Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy

Using human cells, researchers were able to create a novel cervix-on-a-chip model to study how the vaginal microbiome affects pregnancy

Skywatchers were left surprised, puzzled and awestruck by a mysterious streak of light slicing through the night sky.

By physically engineering their environments, megafauna such as dinosaurs curbed fruit seed sizes—a role that now may be filled by humans

Kosmos-482 crash-lands, physicists turn lead to gold and animals show some clever behaviors.