The Trump administration said this move, which does not legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use under federal law, is just the start of a process to reclassify the drug more broadly
U.S. scientists solve the mystery of a golden orb discovered in the deep sea. Here’s what it really is
The enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins
NASA’s Artemis II was a major success—so why couldn’t the crew flush the toilet?
The space environment—microgravity, extreme temperatures and more—make it near-impossible to truly test a space toilet like Artemis II's ahead of launch, experts say
Passage from Homer’s Iliad discovered in the abdomen of a Roman-era Egyptian mummy
A snippet of text from Homer’s famous epic recounting the siege of Troy was apparently placed inside this body as part of the mummification process
A volcanic mystery reveals that rising magma has a stealth mode
In 2022 a swarm of earthquakes in the Azores suggested that an eruption was imminent, but none happened. Now we know why, and it means magma can be sneakier than we knew
Genetic origins of language may predate modern humans splitting from Neanderthals, a new study suggests
A new study links genetic regions that predate the divergence of modern humans and Neanderthals to language
New York City, New Orleans at greatest risk of extreme damage from floods, new analysis reveals
While New York leads in terms of the absolute number of people threatened by flood, an incredible 98 percent of New Orleans' population is at risk, according to a new study
RFK, Jr. set to overhaul key committee that issues disease screening recommendations
Lawmakers grilled Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on cuts and changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which focuses on preventive health screening
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in September
Ahead of schedule and under budget, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in early September. The mission aims to map the universe in unprecedented detail
The solar system’s first solids had a fast start
Rather than slowly condensing over millions of years, the first building blocks of Earth and other planets may have formed rapidly in a chaotic disk at the dawn of the solar system