Satellites have revolutionized discovery by revealing hidden patterns and human presence previously unseen from the ground.

From feathered dinosaurs to frozen mammoths, fossils keep upending science with discoveries that rewrite the history of life. National Fossil Day is not just about admiring dinosaur skeletons or ...

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar region. The instruments will improve our ...

CNN — As humans, we're motivated by curiosity and a desire to know more. While our solar system is about 4.5 billion years old, modern humans have only been around for about 200,000 years. And ...

It's that time of year again – and my personal favorite corner of science to look back on – when we recap the many fascinating discoveries in the plant and animal kingdom that made headlines in 2025.

An exclusive conversation with Kevin Weil, head of OpenAI for Science, a new in-house team that wants to make scientists more productive.

Identifying the underlying cause of extreme events such as floods, heavy downpours or tornados is immensely difficult and can take a concerted effort by scientists over several decades to arrive at ...

HOUSTON, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Rice University has announced the creation of the Rice Brain Institute (RBI), an ambitious, interdisciplinary hub that unites faculty members across campus, ...

So, what exactly are we talking about when we say ‘Advanced Science Impact Factor’? It’s not just about how many times a paper gets cited, though that’s part of it. Think of it as a more detailed look ...

Around the world, budgets for fundamental research — studies that seek primarily to advance knowledge for its own sake, without an expectation of a return on investment — are coming under pressure to ...