Category science

Atoms make up everything around us, but do these building blocks of matter ever actually touch?

Bones recovered from a natural shaft unveil a 4,000-year-old massacre of men, women and children, possibly part of a cycle of revenge killings.

A silver amulet found in a 1,800-year-old grave in Germany speaks to the importance — and the risk — of being Christian in Roman times.

Two cannons found at a site dating to 1541 in Arizona may be the oldest surviving firearms in the U.S. They were abandoned by the Spanish after they were defeated in battle.

Astronomers analyzing archival images from JWST have discovered an unexpectedly vast population of the smallest asteroids ever seen in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Here’s everything you need to know to catch the Ursids, the last meteor shower of 2024.

Composite images reveal how the sun’s corona changed from one total solar eclipse to another in 2023 and 2024, just as solar activity began to peak.

The infinite monkey theorem is a fun thought experiment, but does it actually apply to our finite world?

Alien life might look unlike anything we’ve ever seen on Earth. Trying to find evidence of these unknown organisms will require some creativity.

Marine otters live on rocky coasts with extreme swells and strong winds, with their dens built into crevices and caves.