Category science

The jade burial suit was made using thousands of pieces of jade held together with gold thread.

New observations with JWST have confirmed that supermassive black holes have the power to quench star formation across their surrounding galaxies.

Scientists finally know why ultraviolent superstorms flare up on Uranus and Neptune

With the rise of AI models and automated bots, we find out whether there is any weight to the idea that the internet is now mostly dominated by machines or if it’s still a human hangout.

The “fastest evolving vertebrate” title is hotly contested, but here are a few contenders.

Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible.

On Sunday, Sept. 22, day and night will be nearly equal in length as Earth spins side-on to the sun and autumn officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere.

Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit.

Unlike the other planets in the solar system, Mars is distinctly triaxial, meaning it is an ellipsoid with different sizes along all three axes.

The long-sought evidence of alien life could be lurking in Earth’s oceans, says Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Here is his plan to find it.