March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you ...

Astronomers have uncovered surprising evidence of a thick atmosphere surrounding TOI-561 b, a scorching, fast-orbiting rocky planet once thought too extreme to hold onto any gas. Using NASA’s James ...

Static electricity may seem simple. Students often learn that rubbing a balloon against their hair will cause negatively ...

Astronomers have found a 710-metre-wide asteroid that spins once every 1.9 minutes, so fast that it should have spun itself ...

Forecast by science-policy researchers raises questions about where the epicentre of global research will shift to in the coming decade.

US biomedical funding behemoth says the approach will boost innovation, but some researchers worry that understudied areas of science will suffer.

ST. PETERSBURG — Jobs in science, technology, engineering and math are projected to boom in the next decade. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects STEM occupations to grow by more than 8% from ...

Science Textbook Controversies “In 1969 the California Board of Education issued new guidelines for the biology curriculum of the state’s public schools. The guidelines ...

An international collaboration, including Northwestern University, has reached a critical milestone in the search for dark matter, the mysterious substance that makes up about 85% of all matter in the ...

Monte Verde, a Paleolithic archaeological site in the mountains of southern Chile, stands as one of the oldest human settlements in the Americas and is believed to be 14,500 years ...

The COVID-19 pandemic's early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in ...

Students at Jericho High School are celebrating becoming semi-finalists in the Regeneron Science Competition. "It means a lot to get recognized for all the work that we all put in. Everyone in this ...