Science NewsHuman echolocation works step echo by stepExperts in echolocation use multiple clicks and echoes to sense objects, offering insight into how the brain builds perception.Apr 06, 2026
Science NewsArtemis II Live: NASA’s Orion speeds toward a historic loop around the moonThe astronauts will have a front-row view of the farside of the moon, including sunlit features, an eclipse and a re-creation of the famous Earthrise.Apr 06, 2026
Science NewsSnippets of hair may expose chronic stress in war refugeesCortisol in hair shows sharper differences in chronic stress among Ukraine war refugees than standard questionnaires.Apr 06, 2026
Science NewsWhen our minds wander to the body, it may affect mental healthPeople’s minds sometimes wander to their bodily sensations, which may reduce symptoms of depression and ADHD, a new study suggests.Apr 03, 2026
Science NewsSupreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seatIn Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy is regulated.Apr 03, 2026
Science NewsHuge Numbers tackles mathematics at its most incomprehensibly largeMathematician Richard Elwes surveys googology, the study of enormous numbers, in a new book.Apr 03, 2026
Science NewsFossils reveal many complex animals existed before the Cambrian explosionHundreds of Chinese fossils from the dawn of animal evolution may change how scientists think of this critical period of prehistory.Apr 02, 2026
Science NewsTo climb trees, cicadas look to the shadowsTree-climbing cicadas find their perches by looking for patches of darkness, a strategy known as skototaxis.Apr 02, 2026
Science NewsThe oldest known dice date back about 12,000 years in North AmericaA study of ancient artifacts suggests Native American dice games began thousands of years earlier than previously documented.Apr 02, 2026
Science NewsArtemis II sends humans around the moon for first time since ApolloArtemis II is underway, carrying four astronauts around the moon on a 10-day mission to test systems for later lunar flights and an eventual moon base.Apr 01, 2026
Science NewsDigital heart twins can guide a lifesaving procedureHeart replicas helped doctors spot good targets for ablation in 10 patients. Months later, all of them are free of sustained faulty rhythms.Apr 01, 2026
Science NewsA fossil reveals early relatives of spiders — armed with clawsA Utah fossil shows early relatives of spiders and scorpions already had distinctive front claws 500 million years ago.Apr 01, 2026
Science NewsJust 10,000 quantum bits might crack internet encryption schemesQuantum computers based on atoms could provide access to encrypted data much sooner than scientists thought.Apr 01, 2026
Science NewsPronatalists want more babies. Their solutions aren’t rooted in scienceConservative pronatalists want a return to the traditional nuclear family. But that family structure is at odds with how humans evolved.Mar 31, 2026
Science NewsA comet may have flipped its spin and entered into a death spiralGases jetting out of Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák may have caused it to reverse its spin in 2017, possibly leading to its eventual destruction.Mar 31, 2026
Science NewsSecrets of the Bees zooms in on life in a hiveA new documentary available on Disney+ and Hulu appeals to our sense of wonder to highlight why bees need saving.Mar 31, 2026
Science NewsHeavy soil tilling for agriculture can do more harm than goodThe tiny seismic signals of rainwater moving through the ground show how heavy tilling damage soil.Mar 30, 2026
Science NewsQuantum physics can confirm where someone is locatedThe concept of entanglement links far-flung particles. That relationship can prove that someone is in the location they claim to be.Mar 30, 2026
Science NewsHow snakes defy gravity to stand tallLimbless tree snakes can lift most of their body into the air without toppling. They manage this by focusing all their bending forces at their base.Mar 27, 2026
Science NewsWelcome to the weird world of AI agent teamsAI agents are starting to work in teams, but without careful organization, groups of bots can easily fall into chaos.Mar 27, 2026
Science NewsA rare star in a tiny galaxy preserves a record of the early universeFound in an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy, the ancient star’s unusual chemistry indicates it formed from gas enriched by a single early supernova.Mar 27, 2026
Science NewsWatch the first video of a sperm whale birth captured by scientistsIn a sperm whale birth recorded in more intimate detail than ever before, local whales huddled around the mother and lifted the calf to the surface.Mar 26, 2026
Science NewsEarly apes may not have evolved in East AfricaFossil jaw remains found in Egypt suggest that the earliest modern apes evolved in North Africa, not in East Africa where most fossils have been found.Mar 26, 2026
Science NewsWater has a newfound ‘critical point’ that may help explain its quirksAt cold temperatures, water has two different liquid phases, which become one at the critical point. The discovery could help explain water’s quirks.Mar 26, 2026
Science NewsSocial media can be addictive, a jury finds. Research hints at a linkInstagram and YouTube intentionally designed social media platforms to hook users, a landmark court case found. A pediatrician explains the ruling’s impact.Mar 26, 2026
Science NewsStart cholesterol tests in childhood, new guidelines sayThe idea is to control bad cholesterol early in life. Additional tests are also recommended to provide a clearer picture of risk.Mar 26, 2026
Science NewsNASA races to have the first moon base and nuclear-propulsion spacecraftA $20 billion plan for a moon base by 2030 and the launch nuclear-propulsion space exploration raises hopes, but caution given deep government cuts.Mar 25, 2026
Science NewsWhen were dogs domesticated? The oldest known dog DNA offers cluesTwo new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.Mar 25, 2026
Science NewsA private moon lander challenges ideas about lunar volcanismNew measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.Mar 25, 2026
Science NewsClumps of mouse brain cells can learn to play a virtual gameSure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how healthy brains work.Mar 25, 2026
Science NewsAntimatter traveled by truck for the first timeScientists are envisioning an antimatter delivery program that could ferry antiprotons from CERN to other labs around Europe.Mar 24, 2026
Science NewsThese insects fly with their legs. Physics explains howPhantom crane flies change the angle of their splayed legs to increase or reduce drag, helping them navigate varying winds.Mar 24, 2026
Science NewsNeandertals made antibacterial ointment, but may not have known itA team of scientists re-created the way Neandertals made birch tar and found its antibacterial properties could fight off skin infections.Mar 24, 2026
Science NewsIn a rare event, the moon got a massive new craterA crater as wide as two American football fields formed in spring 2024, a size expected roughly once a century. A NASA orbiter got to watch.Mar 23, 2026
Science NewsFemale giant rainforest mantises grow up to strike harder than malesScientists tracked mantis strike force from youth to adulthood, showing females eventually hit far harder than males. Why is a mystery.Mar 23, 2026
Science NewsLong nails don’t work on touchscreens. An experimental polish could helpProton movement in the nail polish probably activates the touchscreen, but the formula isn’t ready to hit shelves yet.Mar 23, 2026
Science NewsScience and armed conflictEditor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.Mar 21, 2026
Science NewsAmid vaccine policy whiplash, here’s how a pediatrician talks to familiesA court ruling that blocks Trump administration vaccine policy is a win for science. But much work remains to rebuild trust in vaccines.Mar 20, 2026
Science NewsHow realistic is Project Hail Mary?Ryan Gosling is on a mission to save the sun — and Earth — from star-killing microbes. Science News dissects the science behind the sci-fi movie.Mar 20, 2026
Science NewsCheck out 6 ways orchids use tricks to reproduceThis spring, these six orchids will lure pollinators with mimicry, scent or other unusual strategies.Mar 20, 2026
Science NewsMosquitoes get the ‘I’m full’ signal from their butts, not their brainsMosquitoes stop feeding because signals from rectal cells tell them they’re full, offering a target for preventing human bites.Mar 20, 2026
Science NewsGLP-1 microdosers are chasing longevityExperimenters hope to harness the powerful effects of medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy at doses smaller than those studied most.Mar 20, 2026
Science NewsMath puzzle: Fresh gridflowersSolve the math puzzle from our April 2026 issue, where we plant floras to celebrate an upcoming nuptial.Mar 20, 2026
Science NewsA new study questions when people first reached South AmericaData suggest people lived at Chile’s Monte Verde site thousands of years later than thought, challenging key “pre-Clovis” evidence. Not all agree.Mar 19, 2026
Science NewsEarth’s continental plates were moving 3.48 billion years agoMagnetic crystals provide the earliest evidence yet of the plate tectonics that likely made Earth habitable, pushing its start back by 140 million years.Mar 19, 2026
Science NewsHow warming is shifting microbial worldsClimate change is affecting microbes, and that has implications for all life on Earth.Mar 19, 2026
Science NewsA static electricity mystery comes to the surfaceSeemingly random charging of identical materials depends on the carbonaceous molecules stuck to their surfacesMar 18, 2026
Science NewsTo make a ‘Snowball Earth,’ sci-fi moves fast. Geology is far slowerThe Day After Tomorrow, Snowpiercer, Snowball Earth: Such end-of-days visions of a frozen Earth are fantastical … but can contain a snowflake of truth.Mar 18, 2026
Science NewsSharks are ingesting drugs in the BahamasNearly one third of sharks studied near the Bahamas’ Eleuthera Island were found to have caffeine, painkillers and other drugs in their bloodstreams.Mar 18, 2026
Science NewsPlatypus fur has a surprising feature seen only in bird feathersPlatypuses are the first mammals known to have hollow melanosomes, pigment-bearing structures found in the hair of many animals.Mar 18, 2026
