This Oscar-winning classic set a surprisingly simple mathematical challenge

Older people with exceptional memory have a surprisingly high number of young neurons, a study finds

This mysterious interstellar visitor is on a whirlwind journey through our solar system

As the U.S. officially breaks 1,000 measles cases in 2026, experts say that the rate of infections is accelerating much faster this year than it did in years past

Two NASA spacecraft—the MAVEN orbiter and the Perseverance rover—have now seen very different signals suggesting lightning on Mars

Nebula PMR 1 looks uncannily similar to an electrified brain inside a semitransparent skull

This weekend will offer a chance to see a rare celestial event—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all aligned in the sky like beads on a string

The announcement that NASA will rejigger Artemis III not to land on the moon in 2027 came after the agency’s Artemis II mission encountered problems, delaying its launch

The release of 158 specially bred Floreana giant tortoises is a win for both the animal and its long-lost island ecosystem

A new wearable AI system watches your hands through smart glasses, guiding experiments and stopping mistakes before they happen

Although astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets, the number of confirmed exomoons—and exorings—is still zero. But that may soon change

A 17-year-old’s breakthrough AI may finally give wildlife rangers the real-time edge they need to stop poachers

A new trial found that Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 pill resulted in greater reductions in blood sugar levels and weight than oral semaglutide did, but fewer people stayed on it

Interbreeding between Neanderthals and ancient anatomically modern humans primarily occurred between male Neanderthals and female humans, a new study suggests

Federal officers entered Columbia University property and detained a student on Thursday, university officials said

When Katharine Burr Blodgett discovered nonreflecting glass, the General Electric Company’s public relations machine made her a star

A new genetic analysis suggests some mosquitoes’ taste for human blood may date back 1.8 million years

The science and the regulations to underpin these tests “just aren’t there yet,” researchers say

Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid

Asteroids, exploding stars, and feasting black holes swarm in the first-ever batch of nightly alerts from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile

Experts say that to win a game like The Traitors, competitors should look for verbal clues over physical ones—and be friendly and open

Scientists have used the tragic reality of roadkill to study the spread of invasive species, track animals’ dining habits and even discover new species

Astronomers captured this stunning image of the Milky Way’s center, revealing a web of gas, dust and stars in extraordinary detail

This disclosure comes about a month after NASA made the decision to evacuate the four members of Crew-11 from the International Space Station

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness

Former Harvard president Larry Summers will step back from his teaching and faculty positions at the end of the academic year

A new projection study estimates that nearly a third of women aged 20 to 44 will have been diagnosed with a cardiovascular disease by 2050

A new study explains why basketball shoes make a high-pitched squeaking noise when they rub against the hardwood. The ridges on their sole hold the key

Richard Axel resigned from his post co-leading Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute over his long ties to Jeffrey Epstein

A baby sunlike star blowing a bubble of hot gas called an “astrosphere” was captured for the first time by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory

Discover what researchers have learned about polyamory, what misconceptions people have about such multipartner relationships and how individuals actually navigate them

These caterpillars rely on ants to tend them, and they use a surprisingly complex sense of rhythm to make it happen

A urinalysis shows that these apes ingest significant amounts of alcohol, providing new clues to how alcohol influences the animals’ behavior

Thunderstorms can generate weak electrical discharges on the plants underneath, but until now, they had never been observed in nature

One of the U.S.’s most decorated downhill skiers, Lindsey Vonn, revealed she almost had to have her leg amputated because of a life-threatening condition

The distinctive sound horses produce when they whinny is created by combining low- and high-pitched sounds together, like grunting and whistling at the same time

Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves. Now they have the first ever formula that applies uniformly to all curves

A recent study found an unexpected benefit of female caribou antlers: they can function like a vitamin for deer that have just given birth

Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how vivid auroras surge through Uranus’s tilted magnetic field

Blizzards are a real-life example of what game theorists call the “snowdrift problem,” a cousin of the prisoner’s dilemma that offers clues to why we choose to cooperate

Thousands of markings on objects made around 40,000 years ago may have been more than just doodles, a new analysis suggests

School is out as heavy, wet snow blankets parts of the Northeast. Though it will be a pain to shovel, it makes for perfect snowballs and the most structurally sound snowmen

Sasha Stiles turned GPT-2 experiments into a self-writing poem at a Museum of Modern Art installation—and a new way to think about text-generating AI optimization

Blizzards can bring a ton of snow, but here’s what else they feature

Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere—but especially in poorer countries

Just a day after NASA set a March 6 target date for its upcoming moon mission, the agency’s head announced it will roll back Artemis II ’s rocket from the pad entirely