American astronomers, armed with leading-edge AI tools, have discovered a sensational archipelago of exoplanets circling alien stars sprinkled across the Milky Way.
North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere. This week sees a full Buck Moon rise.
Only four transmissible cancers are known, contagious cell lineages that spread between animals. Meet the dog, devil and shellfish cancers behind the catfish.
Not every gut feeling works the same way. A psychologist breaks down the different types of intuitive intelligence — and the quick test that reveals yours.
A hidden belief system shapes how you read everything that happens to you.
Only about 1 in 5 people have a chin dimple. An evolutionary biologist unpacks the genetics — and the deeper mystery of why humans have chins at all.
More electric vehicles are becoming capable of providing backup power at a time when the US is increasingly in need of more electrons.
Here’s how to avoid counterfeit and unsafe eclipse glasses and ensure you buy safe products for Aug’ 12’s partial and total solar eclipse in Europe and North America.
The “Map of Nope” meme highlights a crucial distinction about total solar eclipses: unless you are in the path of totality, you will not experience totality.
Citizen science data from iNaturalist reveal 44 species of sharks and rays in Mozambique, covering about a third of known national diversity. Most records are from southern regions and many species are threatened, highlighting both the power and the bi…