A new study suggests that the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 prompted a surge in young people undergoing sterilization procedures, especially women.
The 2,000-foot-wide asteroid 2013 NK4 just made its closest approach to Earth in recorded history, sailing by at about eight lunar distances. You can still see the massive rock with a backyard telescope.
Astronomers found the most massive stellar-mass black hole in the galaxy after spotting a star «wobbling» nearby. The baby monster is the 2nd-closest black hole to Earth ever detected.
Using pulse current charging, or a constant current divided with a few short breaks, lithium-ion batteries hold up better over hundreds of charging cycles and can last twice as long.
Tombaugh Regio — the large, pale heart that dominates Pluto's terrain — is made of nitrogen ice that accumulated after a huge, slow-motion impact, new research suggests.
On April 8, just a few hours before the solar eclipse, an amateur astronomer discovered a small «sungrazer» comet in close proximity to our home star. The newfound object was photographed during totality before disintegrating into nothingness later the same day.
Erratically thrashing and whirling smalltooth sawfish are stranding on beaches — and scientists don't know why they're behaving this way.
The 2023 Turing Award has been given to Avi Widgerson. The mathematician found that adding randomness into algorithms made them better at solving nondeterministic problems.
Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?
The research found evidence of the «incaprettamento» method of murder at 14 Neolithic sites in Europe.
This affordable telescope is $30 off at Best Buy, and is perfect for this month's eclipse.
The Maya created a complex calendar system to regulate their world — one of the most accurate of pre-modern times.
Bird flu in cows and goats has raised alarm in the U.S. To date, one person is thought to have caught the virus from cattle, but the risk to the public is low.
A survey-based study finds that people who sleep in the same room as their dogs show worse sleep quality. Cats weren't linked to the same effect.
Scientists used a technique called 'active syndrome extraction' to build four logical qubits from 30 physical ones and run 14,000 experiments without detecting a single error.
The 2024 stargazing guide includes a rare total solar eclipse, two bright comet flybys and three supermoons. Here are all the dates you need to know.
Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2024, including dates for supermoons and a two lunar eclipses.
From AI deciphering lost texts to a secret about our human relatives, here are some of the new breakthroughs in archaeology we may see in 2024.
Pregnancy sickness can happen at any time of day or night, but its symptoms can often be worse in the morning.
Queensland authorities are on the lookout for a crocodile reported to have leapt into a fisher's boat at Jane Creek before losing its balance and tumbling back into the water.
