4/7/23See How Different This Supernova Looks to Webb Versus HubbleExploded stellar remnants 11,000 light-years away appear much more vivid in a new Webb telescope image.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 7, 2023
4/6/23Even Bronze Age Humans Were Getting High Near IbizaArchaeologists found hallucinogenic compounds in 3,000-year-old hair.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 6, 2023
4/6/23Look at These Beautiful Rings Rimming UranusA new Webb Telescope image shows the aquamarine world as it's never been seen before.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 6, 2023
4/5/23This Mars Map Nearly Exploded My ComputerA high-resolution compilation of 110,000 images offers the most comprehensive portrait of the Red Planet yet.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 5, 2023
4/5/23Physicists Create Photonic Time Crystal That Amplifies LightThe 2D metamaterial could improve laser technologies and wireless communications.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 5, 2023
4/5/23These Hardcore Species Would Stand a Chance in a Nuclear ApocalypseThe world is full of survivors, like these species known for their radioresistance.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 5, 2023
4/4/23Only Monkeys With Opposable Thumbs Fell for This Classic Magic TrickScientists tried out the ‘French drop’ trick in front of different monkey species, with fascinating results.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 4, 2023
4/3/23Physicists Recreate Classic 'Double-Slit' Experiment Using Time Instead of SpaceNew research offers an intriguing variation on the famous experiment, which proved light behaves as both a particle…ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 3, 2023
4/1/2312 Animals That Look Fake but Are NotHappy April Fools' Day. You'd be forgiven for thinking these species are a practical joke.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedApril 1, 2023
3/31/23Sparkly Rock in Museum Turns Out to Be 60-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur EggIn a remarkable find, a lustrous mineral formed inside a fossilized titanosaur egg.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 31, 2023
3/30/23Plants Yell When They’re Stressed OutTomato and tobacco plants emit airborne popping sounds when things aren’t going their way, new research finds.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 30, 2023
3/30/23Sorry, Jurassic Park: T. Rex Had LipsFerocious theropod dinosaurs had skin that covered their teeth, new research suggests.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 30, 2023
3/28/23Bent Light in Deep Space Reveals One of the Biggest Black Holes Ever DetectedA rare ‘ultramassive’ black hole, 30 billion times the mass of the Sun, is lurking in the cosmos.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 28, 2023
3/28/23I Hate the Mammoth MeatballSurely there are better ways to market your cultured food company than spoofing ice age meat?ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 28, 2023
3/28/23Astronomers Stunned by Brightest Gamma Ray Burst Ever RecordedThe astounding outburst came from a galaxy 2 billion light-years away. It's the "BOAT"—the brightest of all time.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 28, 2023
3/27/23Webb Telescope Reveals Nearby Exoplanet Has No AtmosphereOn TRAPPIST-1b, it's a sweltering 446 degrees Fahrenheit—but only on one side.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 27, 2023
3/27/23Chinese Moon Mission Finds a Potential Water Reservoir in Lunar SoilSamples brought to Earth by the Chang’e-5 mission contain signs of water, according to a new study.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 27, 2023
3/24/23What's That Big White Splotch on Uranus?Before-and-after shots from the Hubble Space Telescope show changing weather on Jupiter and Uranus.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 24, 2023
3/23/23Mazel Tov! 90-Year-Old Mr. Pickles Fathers Three TortoisesThe wizened reptile mated with his 53-year-old companion, Mrs. Pickles, and produced Dill, Gherkin, and Jalapeño.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 23, 2023
3/22/23Webb Telescope Spots a Planet With 'Gritty' Clouds Just 40 Light-Years AwayThe world orbits two stars at once and has a 22-hour day.ByIsaac SchultzPublishedMarch 22, 2023