China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft, which lifted off on 29 May 2025, is on course to attempt a touch-and-go sample grab from near-Earth asteroid (469219) Kamoʻoalewa this month. If the maneuver succeeds, ...

Thousands of tons of cosmic dust, like this micrometeorite pictured above, land on Earth every year. (Nicola ...

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

Isabella is a chronic disease reporter writing about how the Trump administration is tackling the nation’s health epidemic — or not. You can reach her on Signal at isabellacueto.03. WASHINGTON — A ...

When the pandemic hit, just like so many Americans, researcher Emma Harrington started working remotely. What shocked her most in those early days of COVID was how productive she was. Then a Ph.D.

When you hear about some new research finding, consider how it fits into the context of other related studies. Jacob Wackerhausen/iStock via Getty Images Plus Your goofy but lovable cousin just told ...

Scientists may have been unknowingly inflating microplastics pollution estimates, and the surprising source could be their own lab gloves. A University of Michigan study found that common nitrile and ...

People often get the environmental impact of food wrong, according to new research. While many assume processed foods are the worst, they tend to overlook the surprisingly high impact of items like ...

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought. By Sachi ...

The deterioration of the Earth’s ozone layer, which protects the planet from harmful radiation, was viewed as an existential threat to humanity for decades. But today, you rarely hear about it. Ever ...

The study presents a multimodal inquiry-based instructional model designed to promote scientific literacy in culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. The approach integrates historical ...