The Struggle to Vaccinate People in Jails and Prisons
One year later, Covid-19 is still hitting incarcerated people at a disproportionate rate. But efforts are under way to prioritize them for vaccines.
If There’s Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus, It Might Look Like This
Attention alien hunters: Scientists have identified a deep sea microbe that could possibly survive the ocean floor of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
The Best Places to Donate for Last-Minute Science Gifts
Science is going to be tightening belts and looking toward the private sector to for funding. Here are some watchdog-vetted organizations that could use your help.
METI’s First Message Is a Music Lesson for Aliens
The transmission, Sónar Calling GJ273b, explains Earth's concept of music, from basic addition up.
All the Experiments Aboard Saturday’s ISS Resupply Mission
Astronauts need toilet paper and the people need science.
Watch Live as NASA’s Cassini Finally Faces Its Fiery Doom
While the orbiter will burn up over Saturn, its scientific legacy will live on.
NASA’s Juno Mission Shows Jupiter’s Auroras Defy the Laws of Earthly Physics
NASA's Juno mission overturns widely held scientific assumptions—again.
Jupiter’s Big Red Spot Finally Gets Its Closeup, Thanks to NASA’s Juno
NASA's Juno spacecraft made its first close pass by Jupiter's big red spot, and it's got the pictures to prove it.
How the Large Hadron Collider Almost Didn’t Work
When physicists first switched on the particle collider, the world worried about black holes. But they ran into a totally different kind of problem.
Juno Shatters Scientists’ Jupiter Theories in Just 365 Days
NASA's Juno mission DGAF about scientific expectations. Here's what it's accomplished after only a year in orbit.