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The Southern Ocean is connected to all major global ocean basins, including the North Pacific and the Gulf of Maine, via a vast circulation...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed foot-stiffening socks that appear to reduce the energy required for walking...

NASA astronaut Anil Menon cast his vote in the US midterm elections via an electronic ballot from the International Space Station. He report...

Conventional chemotherapy often harms healthy tissue, producing side effects such as hair loss and nausea. A research team led by Dr. Tho...

Hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastics are produced each year, and most of them end up in landfills or polluting natural environmen...

A new study, published by the author and colleagues, shows that rising temperatures and expanding development are projected to triple the nu...

A new study from the Leibniz‑Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA) in Germany, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a...

Rising sea levels may seem like a distant issue for inland residents, yet they affect daily life. Even far from the coast, sea‑level changes...

A study published in PLOS Biology reports that female mandrills are more likely to experience pregnancy loss when they are simultaneously nu...

The Hawaiian volcano Kīlauea, one of Earth’s most active volcanoes, experienced near-continuous eruptions from 1983 to 2018 and resumed erup...

Onkalo, a nuclear waste repository in Finland, is set to begin operations. It is described as the first engineered structure designed to las...

A recent study examined the effects of daily consumption of an avocado and a cup of mango on heart health in adults with pre‑diabetes. Over...

Scientists have identified all five essential nucleobases—adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil—present in pristine samples from a...

Scientists have identified a link between pregnancy inflammation, placental damage, and autism-like traits in male mice, noting that females...

Researchers using augmented reality to observe mouse brain activity have discovered that fear can cause memories of threatening and harmless...

Scientists have identified a deadly fungus as the cause of a nearly 50-year-old mystery regarding disappearing frog populations in Brazil. E...

A massive new study found that intelligence has a surprisingly limited role in children’s reading success, and visual processing shows no me...

NASA’s Voyager 1 is approaching a historic milestone nearly 50 years after its launch, scheduled for November 18. On that date, the spacecra...

Europe’s Hera spacecraft has taken its first clear images of the two asteroids that were part of NASA’s 2022 kinetic‑impact experiment to de...

NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement is hosting a live, interactive call for National STEM Day that will connect students nationwide with a NASA...

For more information, contact Joel W. Sills, Langley Research Center, joel. W. Sills@nasa. Gov. Download PDF here Chip resistors are widely...

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk was photographed during a spacewalk on Oct. 29, 2026 as the International Space Station orbite...

Archaeologists have conducted toxicological examinations of mummified individuals sacrificed at mountain shrines throughout the Inca Empire....

An improved snow model now better captures winter thaws and runoff in the Northeast. Mountain snow there differs from the western United Sta...

A recent study indicates that a gas naturally produced by the human body could help treat skin and wound infections, potentially offering a...

Antarctica is often pictured as a land of penguins, seals, and whales. Yet most of its scientific marvels lie beneath the surface and can on...

A new book, China, Africa and the Market for Donkeys, by China‑Africa trade specialist Lauren Johnston, examines the surge in demand for don...

Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón and other scientists are attaching tiny tracking devices to hundreds of monarch butterflies to identify critical stopo...

New research from the University of Colorado Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) indicates that f...

Research indicates that for animals capable of vocalization, deciding to emit a sound involves multiple neural processes. These processes in...

Columnist James Woodford reports discovering evidence in his own backyard that challenges the scientific consensus that the "boiling frog" m...

A study found that lying on a vibrating mattress for 40 minutes while taking two nitric‑oxide‑releasing pills increased the brain’s clearanc...

USC researchers have discovered that rejuvenating liver cells may protect against Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease. In a study with...

Scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have reported new evidence that even relatively small atomic collisions can recreate the extraord...

Scientists have discovered a possible loophole in the laws that normally prevent black holes from splitting apart, suggesting that extremely...

A 24‑year study of more than 8,200 adults found that excess body weight may accelerate brain aging, leading to faster declines in memory, co...

Scientists discovered that a drug originally developed for spinal cord injuries can address key features of Alzheimer’s disease, including D...

A new Guardian podcast features Dr Siddhartha Roy, who was a third‑year PhD student when Flint, Michigan’s water supply was found to contain...

The Pacific’s tropical cyclone activity has remained high since April 2026, when Sinlaku intensified to super typhoon strength and struck Mi...

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 3, 2026 showcases a photograph that juxtaposes comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) with a colorful met...

An international team led by researchers at Queen's University Belfast has identified Neptune's elusive Trojan asteroids, resolving a long-s...

New research led by Cambridge University indicates that the specific location of storm surges along the U.K. coastline is determined by glob...

A new historical analysis published in the International Journal of Arts and Technology challenges prevailing views on the development of sq...

A new study published in PLOS Climate shows that tropical regions previously considered safe from climate change are experiencing notable sh...

The dwarf planet Ceres is described as one of the most overlooked objects in the solar system, largely because it is considered an "asteroid...

In the 2025 federal election, Canadians turned out to vote at the highest rate since 1993. Analysts typically explain variations in turno...

A recent study shows that European flounder can complete their entire life cycle in freshwater. Researchers sampled most flounders in Lake P...

A research team set out to clarify how inter‑particle forces within a material change under different conditions. They focused on one‑dimens...

Magnetic nanocomposites are being explored as a way to reduce the size of the components that supply power to computer chips. Researchers...

The article reports that the impact of deep‑sea mining on the seafloor ecosystem remains observable 44 years after initial disturbance. Whil...

Researchers have created a new electronic implant that may change the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The device lowers blood sugar without us...

Calls have been made to strengthen the defence of the Shetland Isles after increased sightings of Russian trawlers off the coast of Scotland...

A University of Queensland study has shown that laboratory-based propagation of avocado does not carry an inherent environmental cost. Led b...

Statistician Andrea Riebler identified a Chinese vendor selling software that rapidly mines public health data, a discovery she made after n...

Urban flooding inflicts substantial social, environmental, and economic damage annually. In Baltimore, these losses have grown in both frequ...

Colors in nature are not always produced by pigments. Pearls, bird feathers, butterfly wings and opals display brilliant colors. These hu...

A decade‑long study of museum specimens uncovered two previously unrecognized bandicoot species. The work also expanded the known range of t...

A new study reports that children who grow up in poverty are five times more likely to become poor young adults. In 2022–23, about 757,000 A...

Models of early population migrations assume people moved to places with easy access to water. That assumption has created a puzzling gap in...

Your body uses collagen to give skin strength and elasticity, so taking collagen supplements appears to be a logical way to reduce wrinkles....

The article questions whether this year’s climate summit will be the most underwhelming ever. COP31 follows a year marked by dangerous weath...

Researchers from MIT and the University of Delaware have developed a new method for assembling nanoparticles into designer materials, publis...

Scientists have uncovered DNA evidence showing that Europeans who lived more than 30,000 years ago were connected across vast distances. The...

A major new review questions the growing enthusiasm for medical cannabis as a treatment for insomnia, reporting little reliable evidence tha...

A major new study finds that even modest alcohol consumption raises the risk of cancer, heart disease and premature death. The researchers r...

NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes examined 27 small objects located beyond Neptune, uncovering clues about the solar system’s or...

IceCube has detected neutrinos—often called “ghost particles”—with energies about ten billion times greater than those produced by the Sun....

NASA’s Perseverance rover has traveled 28.10 miles on Mars, establishing a record for the greatest distance covered by any vehicle on anothe...

NASA satellites have photographed a skull‑shaped formation on a remote Antarctic island. The feature’s eerie outline is linked to unusually...

Scientists say current high‑blood‑pressure guidelines overlook a key factor, arguing that increasing potassium intake may be as important as...

A first‑year science student secured a position as an astronomy guide at Sydney Observatory, where she led groups of about 20 visitors. When...

Many treatments are now extending lives, but the measure of progress should not end with a scan or a survival curve Two decades ago, a dear...

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