Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks will make its closest approach to the sun this April—right after North America is treated to a total solar eclipse

Sara Little Turnbull used materials science to invent and design products for the modern world

Snakes saw a burst of adaptation about 128 million years ago that led to them exploding in diversity and evolving up to three times faster than lizards

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope are exposing the pathways that water takes to reach terrestrial planets

Outside experts found that two studies cited in a federal case on medication abortion had serious design problems and that their authors had undisclosed conflicts of interest

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the moon since Apollo 17. It’s also a sign of private industry’s growing role in space

Scientists have finally found the compact object at the heart of the famous supernova of 1987, and it’s not a black hole

Without adding an extra day to February every four years, our calendar would get increasingly out of sync with the cosmos

Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory

A long-awaited study of people with ME/CFS revealed differences in their immune and nervous system. The findings may offer clues about long COVID

A lunar lander nicknamed Odie carries 125 small moon sculptures by artist Jeff Koons that could become the first authorized artwork on the moon

Virtual-reality could assist researchers in decoding how emotions spur a decision to commit a crime

A new technique to make electronic fibers could help solve wearable technology’s flexibility problem

Chimpanzee “helicopter moms” often protect their offspring from bullies, but bonobo moms are more hands-off

The release of Apple’s mixed-reality headset raises questions about hours spent in a virtual replacement of our world

En Colombia han ardido más de 500 incendios, incluso en sus delicados y únicos humedales del altiplano, uno de los ecosistemas de más rápida evolución de la Tierra

Charlotte, a stingray in a small North Carolina aquarium, is taking a DIY approach to reproduction

More than 500 fires have burned across Colombia, including in its delicate and unique highland wetlands, one of the fastest evolving ecosystems on Earth

Rod-shaped fragments of RNA called “obelisks” were discovered in gut and mouth bacteria for the first time

Physicists found that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach contains mathematical patterns that help convey information