NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured a bright variable star, V 372 Orionis, and its companion in this festive image in this image released on Jan. 27, 2023.
If you've ever wondered why your newborn seems hardwired to cry for hours while your friend's baby settles easily, new research suggests the answer might lie in their genes.
A standard Earth day is 86,400 seconds, but over three days in July and August, scientists expect the planet's rotation to quicken relative to the sun ...
There's nothing quite like the gentle buzz of a bumblebee to let you know summer's approaching. But the distinct hum could soon become a rarity as climate change reduces wing vibrations.
Imagine you're a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day you haul copper ore through the mine's sweltering tunnels. You've resigned yourself to the grueling ...
Congress is now considering significant cuts to federal research funding. These decisions, if approved, won't just stall scientific progress in the short term--they would mark a strategic retreat ...