This year saw massive policy changes in New Zealand’s science sector, with the coalition government changing tack on gene tech […] ...

Two strange, icy objects in our galaxy that look unlike anything astronomers have ever seen could be an entirely new kind of star. In 2021, Takashi Shimonishi at Niigata University in Japan and ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats ...

We’re closing out the year with a roundup of the science stories that stood out to our editors in 2024. There are so many species facing extinction—but today we’re telling stories about the ...

Nature asked the world’s largest health-research funders what they are doing to study a life stage experienced by half of humanity. Here is what some of them told us.

Jan. 17, 2025 — By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists have found a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting material ...

At a certain point, does "Severance" just get too weird to be good? Catch up on Season 1 with our recap:What you need to know for new season of "Severance" So far it's not clear; the six episodes ...

Ruut Veenhoven (1942-2024) made the study of happiness a measurable science. His groundbreaking research has had a lasting impact on our well-being. Recent Posts ...

Cortney Fries Chicago's extensive Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is the Western Hemisphere's largest science museum, showcasing more than 35,000 artifacts and a variety of hands-on ...

Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A British choir of 17 people with an average age of 94 was officially named the world's oldest choir by Guinness World Records. 'Drug-addicted rats' destroying evidence in Houston ...