Earth’s underground fungal network is so vast that, if it were in outer space, it would span roughly 10% of…
Month: June 2026
Frozen droppings of prehistoric ground squirrels are chock-full of DNA from ice-age beasts, including woolly mammoths, a mysterious big cat…
With the arrival of the summer solstice on June 21, stargazing becomes a late-night hobby. But June is one of…
Scientists genetically tweaked a tiny, worm-like parasite to produce a life-saving antitoxin from inside a living host.In a first-of-its-kind study,…
Archaeologists in Russia have discovered a rare elite burial of a medieval woman who was accompanied in death by a…
The winners of the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest are here — and they are stunning. Each…
When the Japanese Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft, nicknamed the “Moon Sniper,” face-planted onto the lunar surface in…
When the U.S. faces Paraguay in the World Cup in Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium on June 12, the teams will…
Scientists have discovered a vast whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean, with some fossil bones…
Emerging diagnostic tests for cancer aim to detect the disease in its earliest stages, to improve patients’ chances of survival…