Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests. This sandal woven from grasses and twigs, called an agobía, is somewhere between 727 and 771 years old, ...

Damian, one of my eighth-graders, left me a note on our digital bulletin board: “Science is my favorite class every year!” His classmate Amelia replied with “Me 2!!!” Damian is sure he’s headed for a ...

Ice comes in many phases (about twenty, to be exact), and scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) just discovered a new one called “Ice XXI.” To study this new ...

Scientists who inspected Chicago's famous "rat hole" now say the imprint was not actually made by a rat, calling it a case of "mistaken identity." In an analysis published in the journal Biology ...

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels jumped by a record amount in 2024 to push concentrations to their highest point since measurements began, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has ...

A Washington man appeared to be destined to develop Alzheimer’s disease — but against all genetic odds, he has eluded the common dementia for decades. Researchers at the Washington University School ...

America has a new "Top Young Scientist." Kevin Tang, an eighth grade student at Cedarlane Academy in Hacienda Heights, California, was crowned the winner of the 2025 Young Scientist Challenge on Oct.

The largest of three newly found ring shaped structures in the cosmos are almost a million light-years across. Citizen scientists have found several new "odd radio circles<" or ORCs, in distant, ...

“A glue player is the team member who multiplies everyone else’s results, helping the team win,” Levy told the Wall Street Journal in a recent interview. “They anticipate needs, take actions no one ...

Since Beijing announced a new visa to attract young science and technology graduates, a backlash has erupted online, forcing the government to respond. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing When the ...

Two new studies are shedding more light on the behavior and lifespans of naked mole rats. Smithsonian’s National Zoo via Flickr under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Scientists have long been fascinated by naked mole ...

FILE PHOTO: Bleached coral is seen in a reef at the Costa dos Corais in Japaratinga in the state of Alagoas, Brazil April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Global warming ...