Just a passing visit, but a dramatic one

As the moon starts getting crowded, questions of safety and responsibility are becoming hard to ignore

Viking 1 landed on Mars 50 years ago

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

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

Genetics suggest they may be linked to certain forms of intelligence

The continuum of geometric intuition from people to other primates

The worst since the Dust Bowl in some places

Scientists in the 1960s thought the ecosystem was lifeless

Climate change is painting with an Adélie penguin palette on Antarctic ice floes

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

It’s a key step in saving them from extinction

Surviving in the wild is no small feat for animals, especially ones like Jimothy, with rare conditions and yet he persevered to viral celebration, thanks to an adaptable brain and a caring mother

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