SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Astronomers have spotted a laser-like beam of microwaves produced by two galaxies smashing together, which is the brightest and...

We could be on the cusp of a new wave of migraine therapies. Revisiting a neurological pathway that has...

Scientists have long suspected that active supermassive black holes can kill their own host galaxies, but new research suggests these cosmic titans are more like serial killers that can extend their murderous rampage across many light-years and destroy neighboring...

A few months ago, I tried my hand, unsuccessfully, at coining a neologism. I was writing a feature about...

The Antarctic Peninsula is an early warning system for the southernmost continent when it comes to climate change. And the prognostications are grim — but it’s not yet too late to avoid irreversible changes, researchers report February 20 in...

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Available for 31 daysA small but mighty problem: what to do with the radioactive waste we have already made? Professor Clare Corkhill from the University of Bristol gives us the run down on how radioactive waste is created.In...

New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might matter, according to new NASA research. NASA aeronautics has worked for years to enable new air transportation options for people...

At a news conference on Thursday, NASA released a report of findings from the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program.   “The Boeing Starliner spacecraft has faced challenges throughout its uncrewed and most recent...

Were the mysterious dinosaurs known as spinosaurs excellent swimmers that could dive to catch prey? Or were they “hell...