Each year we dedicate the final issue of Science News to reviewing the big stories in science, technology and medicine. And each year, I marvel at the many ...

2024 was studded with record-setting scientific discoveries. From tracing the origins of glow-in-the-dark animals to developing the world’s fastest microscope, these superlative feats captured our ...

The science advisor for “Interstellar” discusses the film’s impact, and how new information about gravitational waves could ...

A team of international scientists has unveiled groundbreaking research on the origins of lunar water, offering insights that ...

See the year’s most striking images from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, NASA’s Mars rover and the best sky ...

After analyzing the data, researchers found that people had greater mental well-being in spaces where they could see or hear ...

Scientists have developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches conventional systems in cost, weight, and performance, eliminating harmful refrigerants. By optimizing materials and design, the pump ...

Biologists used artificial intelligence to make discoveries about molecules and the brain, and overturned long-held assumptions about the immune system and RNA.

La Brea Tar Pits scientists have identified a previously unknown juniper species as Juniperus scopulorum, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain Juniper. The successful identification, along with the ...

“We can see transients everywhere.” Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is ...

Peer into the fascinating work astronauts carried out on the International Space Station as it zips across the sky.