Category science

Weather experts talk about why the film “Twister” is often such a favorite among tornado researchers and what they think of its new stand-alone sequel, “Twisters”

These scientists may be lesser known than Einstein and Newton, but they made giant contributions to science, including astronomy, physics, chemistry and medicine.

A Hawaii telescope just captured a sun-like star’s glowing remains after it collapsed in a supernova explosion. The resulting butterfly-shaped nebula is a sight to behold.

Scientists found that two brain-made chemicals, including oxytocin, may play a role in increasing blood pressure after repeated periods of low oxygen.

Animals have been reproducing sexually for hundreds of millions of years, but not always like we do it.

New research could solve the mystery of how the complex building blocks of life first formed.

Researchers using the Gaia space telescope studied some ancient stars near the sun, revealing that our corner of the Milky Way may be billions of years older than once thought.

The Pacific geoduck is a clam that lives along the shore from Alaska to Mexico, can reach 9 pounds in weight and can outlive humans.

The European Space Agency shared a high-resolution interactive image of central Paris highlighting several notable venues where the 2024 Summer Olympic games are being held from July 26 through Aug. 11, 2024.

If we can see at most 3% of the universe, how can we estimate the total number of galaxies in it?