Category science

Height loss could be an early sign of a more serious health condition.

New evidence from West Papua offers fresh clues about how and when humans first moved into the Pacific

The first signs of a potential hurricane can be detected days before a storm gains its fierce momentum.

Voyager 2, NASA’s longest-running mission, explored Neptune during a historic encounter on Aug. 25, 1989, sending back humanity’s first close-ups of the planet.

There are many reasons an ancient statue might accidentally lose its head — and some for its head to be severed on purpose.

Evolutionary biologist Tiffany Taylor explores the work being done to resensitize antibiotic-resistant bacteria to drugs as a strategy to defend ourselves against the growing antibiotic resistance crisis.

In just 48 hours, salps can reach maturity, making them the fastest-growing multicellular animals on Earth, with a significant impact on ocean health.

Print and Longform Managing Editor Erin Wayman discusses the recently approved T cell therapy for cancer patients.

Talk of the tauonium Scientists propose a hunt for tauonium, a hypothetical variety of atom that would consist of a tau lepton and its antimatter counterpart, an antitau, Emily Conover reported in “Tauonium” (SN: 6/29/24, p. 5). Reader Hal Heaton…

August’s full moon was the first of four supermoons this year. We’ve rounded up some of the best photos worldwide.