Our food choices could play an important, short-term role in how our bodies respond to infections, new research suggests
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein connects physics, poetry and pop culture
A physicist explores how poetry, pop culture and imagination help us understand spacetime and our place in the universe
NASA chief Jared Isaacman hints at campaign to make Pluto a planet again
The NASA administrator’s latest remarks in support of reexamining Pluto’s status come 20 years after the orb was downgraded to a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union
City birds appear more afraid of women than men and scientists have no idea why
‘I fully believe our results, that urban birds react differently based on the sex of the person approaching them, but I can’t explain them right now’
Humanity may be doomed to die in nuclear war—unless we act soon, physicist David Gross says
After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the moment to warn of nuclear war’s existential threat—and how we can escape it
The Simpsons reference that refutes one of history’s greatest mathematicians
In one famous episode of The Simpsons, Homer finds a counterexample to Fermat’s last theorem
Fusion energy company Commonwealth applies to join a U.S. power grid—a first
The fusion energy start-up Commonwealth Fusion Systems aims to bring its first power plant online by the early 2030s, but daunting technical hurdles remain
Watch Astrobotic’s latest record-breaking ‘ring of fire’ rocket engine test
Rotating detonation rocket engines work differently than traditional rockets to maximize thrust while using less fuel—an advantage that could help spacecraft explore farther in the solar system
Polycystic ovary syndrome might affect men, too. Here’s how
A condition that affects 10 to 15 percent of women may affect men, too. But many doctors don’t know about it
War in Iran spotlights the risk to drinking water for millions in the Persian Gulf
Direct attacks, oil spills and the threat of nuclear waste are putting the Gulf region’s desalination plants at risk—here’s why that matters