Black holes sometimes make a break for it

It’s not the first time the robot has found interesting patterns on the red planet

Just a passing visit, but a dramatic one

When you go into battle with nearly 40 gigantic pachyderms, you need to take the shortest path possible

Pioneering microbiologist Louis Pasteur helped save the life of a dog-bitten boy

Despite steep odds, she became the first woman in France to earn a doctorate in science

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring service members to screen for low testosterone levels. Ironically, the military lifestyle itself is more likely to lower T levels.

New research hints that school cell phone bans may not be enough

Genetics suggest they may be linked to certain forms of intelligence

It marked the city's first smog incident. Here’s what it looked like—back then and over the years that followed.

The worst since the Dust Bowl in some places

Scientists in the 1960s thought the ecosystem was lifeless

The features of fish that have passed through the Suez Canal provide clues

It’s cold down there, but life finds a way

It’s a key step in saving them from extinction

People who can’t see images in their minds challenge an old philosophical standby

In this age of AI anxiety, listen to your heart

Author and physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on the crisis in American science