2025-03-27

'Aurora Borealis Forecast' Is Trending, but Only the Northern States Will See Anything

Those in states bordering Canada will have the best chance. [...]

2025-03-26

Saturn's Pulling a Stunt That Hasn't Happened Since 2009: How to Watch

As Saturn and Earth line up, Saturn's iconic rings will appear to vanish. [...]

2025-03-26

Beneath Greenland’s Ice Lies a Climate Solution—and a New Geopolitical Battleground

Modern society, and the clean energy revolution, depend on rare earth elements. Can Greenland help break China’s stranglehold on the market? [...]

2025-03-26

How a Cup of Tea Laid the Foundations for Modern Statistical Analysis

Scientific experiments run today are based on research practices that evolved out of a British tea-tasting experiment in the 1920s. [...]

2025-03-26

Lawsuits targeting diversity efforts in science are multiplying

A recent lawsuit highlights the vulnerability of programs intended to promote DEI. [...]

2025-03-26

All by ourselves? The Great Filter and our attempts to find life.

The Universe should be full of alien civilizations. Why can’t we find any? [...]

2025-03-25

We’ve outsourced our confirmation biases to search engines

Forcing the use of general search terms can help people change their minds. [...]

2025-03-25

Scientists Observe Carbon Dioxide on Planets Outside the Solar System for the First Time

The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and Saturn. [...]

2025-03-25

It’s Looking More Likely NASA Will Fly the Artemis II Mission

The core stage of NASA’s Space Launch System is now integrated with the rocket’s twin boosters. [...]