Hubble finds water vapor on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Our solar system just keeps getting more interesting.
Internet censorship causes stock market instability
Turns out, the free market doesn't really like censorship that much.
AI helps NASA look at the Sun with new eyes
Hindsight is 20/20 -- and so is a telescope equipped with AI.
NASA’s InSight probe peers into the heart of Mars, sees Earth-like layers
Earthquakes passing through the planet's depths reveal bits about its structure -- but we're just scratching the surface.
The “most significant contribution AI has made to science”: Google’s AlphaFold will release the structure of every protein known to science
AI is done playing -- it's time to start dealing with real-world problems.
Norway starts work on carbon storage program — says it’s “absolutely necessary”
The country believes simply reducing our emissions isn't enough -- we'll also need to sequester carbon underground.
Adorable mountain creature eats yak poop to get through the winter
This "real-life" Pikachu isn't afraid to get dirty to make it.
15,000-year-old viruses found in Tibetan glacier ice — and we know nothing about them
Just in case we needed another reason to prevent glaciers from melting.
Hubble is finally back! Here are its first photos since its shutdown
For the first time in over a month, Hubble is able to snap new images of the universe.
Sugar just got a bit CRISPR: precise gene edits can improve sugarcane resilience, reduce its environmental impact
It was a sweet, sweet success.
Just how “human” are we? At most, 7% of your DNA is uniquely human, study finds
This type of finding is making researchers think that Neanderthals and Denisovans weren't all that different from us.
Humans started growing cannabis 12,000 years ago — for food, fibers, and probably to get high
Humans and weed go back 120 centuries.
Japan just shattered the internet speed record: 319 Terabits per Second
Japan is living in the future.
No brain? No problem! This mold makes navigation decisions in thinking-like process
What does "thinking" even mean anymore?
The new climate normal: Extreme, “once in a century” floods rip houses, kill dozens in Western Europe
With climate change, "once in a century" weather events are becoming more and more common.
Can AI helps us discover new, innovative materials?
To find shortcuts in material science, researchers are increasingly looking at artificial intelligence.
Space rice feeds new space race: China is getting serious
The space rice is here.
“Impact gardening” on Jupiter’s satellite Europa shows we need to dig deep for signs of alien life
Under its icy surface, Europa could have the right conditions for life to emerge.
The Gulf of Mexico ocean fire has become a symbol of what we’re doing to the planet
When you've set water on fire, things are probably pretty bad.
Methane on Enceladus could be a sign of Earth-like hydrothermal vents, including microbes
We're not saying there's life on Enceladus... but there *could be* life on Enceladus.