The frigid conditions on the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, allow simple molecules in its atmosphere to break one…
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Quick factsWhat it is: M82, an edge-on spiral starburst galaxyWhere it is: 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa…
The Bering Strait is a 52-mile-wide (85 kilometers), 165-foot-deep (50 meters) stretch of water between Alaska and Siberia. Today, it…
The hottest science news this week has revolved around the sun, with the arrival of some dazzling new studies concerning…
After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the television, watching the nail-biting launch of NASA’s $10 billion…
When you open the refrigerator and find a wedge of cheese flecked with green mold, or a package of chicken…
Chimpanzees use a variant of the “scientific method” — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change…
Neanderthals crafted red and yellow “crayons” tens of thousands of years ago, using different techniques to sharpen the instruments’ edges…
We dream every night, but we often can’t remember those dreams. Some mornings, we recall vivid details, and other days,…
Quick factsMilestone: Discovery of a Jupiter-size planet around a distant, sunlike starWhen: Nov. 1, 1995Where: Haute-Provence Observatory, FranceWho: Michel Mayor…