What Will a Betelgeuse Supernova Look Like From Earth?
Astronomers simulated what humans will see on Earth when the star Betelgeuse explodes as a supernova sometime in the next 100,000 years. ...read more
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How Do Stars Produce and Release Energy?
Stars generate energy through nuclear fusion. Here’s an easy explanation into how the process works. ...read more
A Different Kind of Climate Refugee
Research on past climates is showing how we can help plants that are running out of places to go as their environments get too warm ...read more
Genetic Traces of Mysterious Human Lineage Detected in People Living in West Africa
Researchers found a "ghost population" that interbred with the ancestors of modern humans. ghostlineage_topNteaser.jpg ...read more
NASA’s Next Potential Discovery Missions are Very Volcanic
The four finalists for NASA's next Discovery Mission have been announced and they're all to worlds where volcanism is vital. ...read more
The Heat Goes On: Last Month Was The Warmest January On Record
The four warmest Januaries documented in the climate record have all occurred since 2016. ...read more
Venomous Snot Helps These Jellyfish Sting Without Their Tentacles
For decades, people couldn't figure out why swimming over upside-down jellyfish made their skin hurt. Scientists finally cracked the code. ...read more
Astronaut Christina Koch’s 328 Days in Space Are Helping Us Better Prepare for a Trip to Mars
After spending nearly a full year in space, scientists will use Koch’s mission to study how microgravity affects women. ...read more
Latest Data From New Horizons’ Flyby of Arrokoth Reveals Clues to Solar System’s Formation
Data from the tiny world known as Arrokoth reveal brand-new insights into how the planets came together. ...read more
What Mongolia’s Dairy Farmers Have to Teach Us About the Hidden History of Microbes
Dairying is one of the great puzzles of history. An archaeologist set out to unravel it and, in the process, discovered Mongolia's hidden wealth of endangered microbes. ...read more