Science

Deep beneath our feet, the slow machinery of Earth is always turning. Continents collide. Tectonic plate edges slip, one beneath the other, into the mantle. Mountains rise, and chasms yawn,…

In the sea between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra lies Anak Krakatau. This volcanic island emerged from the remnants of the infamous 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, which lasted…

While he maybe isn’t as well-regarded yet as a John Carpenter or a David Cronenberg, it’s indisputable that one of the architects of contemporary horror is James Wan. Thrust into…

RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems. The collaboration brings together two applications that share…

The X-Men may not have been formally introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe just yet, but their official introduction in Avengers: Doomsday has been a long time coming, from Evan…

El Niño conditions are helping to fuel wildfires across Indonesia, leaving some 100,000 people ill or injured, according to the country’s health officials. This year’s looming El Niño is predicted…

Mike Flanagan loves a repertory cast. You can track the same actors throughout his television and film work, whether it’s his wife, Kate Siegel, or actors he’s familiar with, like…

In the nuclear fusion world, Thea Energy published a detailed, 16-page paper outlining its proposed Helios power plant. The power plant’s design could provide about 400 megawatts of continuous electricity…

Hawaii has had more than its fair share of storms this season. First, there was Hurricane Fausto in July. Then there were Hurricane Lala and Tropical Storm Moke in August…

Everyone gets wrinkles eventually—even planets. On Mercury, these signs of aging look like hills and ridges, called shortening structures, across its surface. As the planet shrinks and contracts over time,…

The bodies kept appearing as if out of nowhere. In March a whale corpse was found floating in San Francisco Bay, seagulls perched on top like vultures at carrion. Then,…

August 2026 has tied for the hottest month ever, sharing the record with July 2023, according to new data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The global surface…

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Astronomers have directly detected an extraordinarily faint radio signal from hydrogen gas billions of light-years away, demonstrating a promising new method for mapping the vast structure of the Universe. The…

SpaceX will launch a secret mission for the U.S. Space Force today (Sept. 10), and you can watch the action live. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off…

In a galaxy far, far away, strange objects beam radiation out into space. For years, these weird bodies have been hiding in plain sight—but now new observations reveal they may…

We already have quantum computers, but they’re highly specialized, not particularly practical, and only cover a fraction of the performance potential that scientists think this technology could ultimately unlock. Quantum…

A Madison-based fusion startup and one of Wisconsin’s largest utilities are teaming up to explore building a commercial fusion power plant in the state. Realta Fusion and Madison Gas and…

A new analysis led by researchers at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, together with Professor Subir Sarkar of the University of Oxford, is challenging one of the central…

More than 180 million years after the supercontinent Gondwana’s breakup, scientists are still learning the true reach of this prehistoric landmass that once stretched across the globe. By analyzing more…

For the first 20 years of Star Trek’s existence, the entire canon consisted of 79 episodes of the classic show, which fans held up as a kind of modern scripture….

Comet 3I/ATLAS is continuing to surprise astronomers. New observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is…

Global warming will soon cross a critical threshold, surpassing a dangerous limit set years ago, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found. But experts say it’s still possible to…

The Denisovans are considered one of modern humans’ closest ancient ancestors, yet we know very little about how they looked or lived. But new analyses of remains from Bianfu Cave…

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SuperCritical Materials Corp (“SuperCritical Materials” or “SUPC”) announced today that Mitchell P. Goldstein has joined its Board of Directors, where he will…

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the “strongest hints yet” of extraterrestrial life on…

Medical experts in the US have expanded their recommendations for who should receive migraine treatment and what preventative drugs they should be prescribed. A panel of experts has systematically analyzed…

Could lasting love have a mathematical formula? Researchers who have studied romantic relationships for decades say that the way feelings change over time may follow patterns that can be modeled…

One of the world’s most popular foods may be quietly changing how our brains function. Red tomatoes contain a bright pigment called lycopene, a potent antioxidant that can cross the…