Uranus may have looked strange when NASA’s Voyager 2 flew by
Some of the apparent quirks of Uranus may be due to bad timing. In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft flew […]
A star winked out of his eyes. Could it be a ‘failed supernova’?
Some massive stars can go out with a bang, not a bang. A star that blinked out of view may
The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific
Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old creature that’s so big it can be seen from space.
Scientists identify a long-sought byproduct of some drinking water treatments
Roughly a third of Americans may be exposed to a long-sought, newly identified breakdown product of some chlorine-based water treatments.
A first look at the rocks from the far side of the moon creates a volcanic mystery
The first samples from the far side of the moon contain signs of surprising volcanic activity near the lunar south
Antimatter can travel by truck, proton test shows
A truck full of antimatter would make for a seriously epic road trip. And scientists are now one step closer
Climate change has increased the wind speed of storms by an average of 29 km/h
As if the Hurricanes needed another shot. Human-caused climate change is increasing the intensity of Atlantic hurricanes by an entire
Ancient Central Americans built a massive fishing system
Beginning around 4,000 years ago, an elaborate fish-catching system fed growing human populations in lowland Central America, a new study
Mars’ potato-shaped moons may be the remains of a shattered asteroid
The moons of Mars may be the remnants of an asteroid with a rogue star that came too close to
Einstein’s gravity persists despite a dark energy puzzle
Scientists may be wrong about dark energy. But they’re right about gravity, a new study suggests. Dark energy, the mysterious