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DNA is often considered the ultimate indicator of our identity — a foolproof way to determine our origins and how we connect to our parents and…
The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 5-inch Schmidt Cassegrain telescope is one of the most compelling beginner-friendly telescopes on the market — and with the total lunar…
After nearly four years of being covered in dark blotches like an acne-covered teenager, the sun’s face has suddenly turned smooth for consecutive days, hinting that…
NASA has announced a sweeping overhaul to its Artemis program, saying that the agency’s plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2028 would not be…
For decades, scientists have delved into the genetic causes of disease by studying patients with those diseases and their families, picking through their genomes in search…
March is a great month to step outside and look up. As winter gives way to spring, the night sky offers a mix of bright planets,…
Milestone: Carbon-14 discoveredDate: Feb. 27, 1940Where: Berkeley, CaliforniaWho: Martin Kamen and Samuel RubenOn this day in 1940, two scientists discovered an elusive form of carbon —…
When Neanderthals and modern humans first got together, they preferred pairings between Neanderthal men and human women, a new study of ancient and modern genomes suggests.…
The newly commissioned Vera C. Rubin Observatory has issued 800,000 astronomy alerts in just one night — a staggering number of nightly discoveries that is expected…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has snapped stunning new photos of giant “spiderwebs” zig-zagging across the surface of Mars. One of these images has revealed never-before-seen, egg-like spheroids…
