Neutrinos are ghostly particles—no charge, barely any mass, and yet they flood the cosmos. Born in places like the Sun, ...

Across 28 countries in Africa, armed conflict within 25 kilometers of a female primary school student’s household is associated with a reduction in schooling of 0.38 years by the time she reaches ...

Scientists have discovered a star behaving like no other seen before, giving fresh clues about the origin of a new class of mysterious objects. X-ray: NASA/CXC/ICRAR, Curtin Univ./Z. Wang et al.; ...

Your skin is home to millions of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, forming a unique and complex ecosystem that changes based on location. Some of these microbes, known as ...

A disk of hot gas swirls around a black hole in this illustration. Some of the gas came from a star that was pulled apart by the black hole, forming the long stream of hot gas on the right, feeding ...

Jupiter’s early formation shaped the structure of the Solar System, influencing its overall development. However, the exact timeline of its formation remains uncertain due to gaps in current models, ...

Creating biosensors that continuously track molecules inside the body has been challenging due to biofouling, probe degradation, and signal drift. Inspired by the gut’s natural defenses, Stanford ...

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft captured this image of Pluto's surface shrouded in atmospheric haze. (Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI) In the distant reaches of the Kuiper Belt, Pluto and its largest moon, ...

Cannabis consumption among older adults in the U.S. is skyrocketing, reaching levels never seen before. According to a recent analysis led by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health, 7 ...

For millions battling chronic lower back pain, relief can feel like an impossible dream. But new research suggests that stepping into nature may offer more than just fresh air—it could provide a ...

A three-panel image, two at the top and one stretched across the bottom. At top left, two spiral galaxies are widely separated against the black background of space. At top right, two face-on spiral ...

Still image from the numerical simulation at around 1.3 seconds after the neutron star merger. The contours in blue and green show the density of the matter around the central remnant black hole. The ...