SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Dark Matter is one of the tenacious mysteries facing astronomers and cosmologists today. This theoretical mass was proposed in the 1960s as a way to explain the rotational curves of galaxies,...

As fall turns to winter and temperatures begin to drop, millions of people across the U.S. will struggle to pay their rising energy bills. The government shutdown is making matters even worse: Several states have...

James Watson, one of the discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died in a New York hospice facility...

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died, according to his former research lab....

Two years ago, Peloton recalled seat posts on its classic Bike models. Now, the brand is doing the same for seats on its...

Getty ImagesIn February 1953, two men walked into a pub in Cambridge and announced they had found "the secret of life". It was not an idle boast.One was James Watson, an American biologist from the Cavendish laboratory; the...

With global power demand from data centers expected to more than double by 2030, the MIT Energy Initiative...

The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (18:02 local time) on board an Ariane 6 launcher from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.The Sentinel-1 mission delivers...

From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions.Summer temperatures in Death Valley National Park frequently exceed 50° Celsius (122° Fahrenheit). During that peak heat, most...