In recent decades, we’ve learnt huge amounts about the universe and its history. The rapidly developing technology of ...

Researchers observed this phenomenon when they brought a newly invented type of microscope out on the open ocean to watch the snow fall. They found that gooey, transparent parachutes considerably slow ...

Victor Ambros received half of the Nobel Prize for his work on microRNAs. Here he talks about the teamwork – and the ...

The final 3D atlas of the sky will help scientists study dark matter and dark energy, which make up 96 percent of the ...

Just a few smashups in the asteroid belt may account for 70 percent of Earth’s meteorites, limiting what’s known about our solar system’s history.

A Stanford study challenges the expectation of large sediment deposits from a 34-million-year-old climate shift, finding ...

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Who decides what to name hurricanes — and why do they pick the names they do? Social media users have long claimed ...

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements ...

My mom had to leave school after 9th grade to support her family, but she always emphasized the importance of education. And ...

Multiple University of Connecticut experts met in a public forum to discuss the upcoming presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 8. titled “Historic Firsts: The 2024 Presidential Election.” ...

Learn about Violet Dandridge, Aime Motter Awl, Carolyn Bartlett Gast, and Marilyn Schotte: four women from the Smithsonian ...