As Kew Botanic Gardens completes a scan of its collections, AI tools could help in the fight against biodiversity loss
Stunning new image of the Milky Way reveals its glittering heart
This brilliant new image, taken by Europe’s Euclid space telescope, offers a preview of the kind of imaging that will be possible with NASA’s upcoming Roman telescope
Chaotic pigeons are helping redefine what we know about learning
Pigeons seem to defy a century-old psychology law about how rewards and consequences help us learn
Why botulism keeps cropping up in infant formula
The toxin behind two outbreaks in seven months is hard to find—and just a handful of labs are equipped to look for it at all
Extreme heat is setting in for July 4. Here’s what to know
A prolonged, intense heat wave will make temperatures feel as hot as 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the eastern U.S. this week
How to spot an AI-generated face, according to science
Training people to pay attention to the right visual cues nearly doubled how accurately they could spot AI-generated faces
Gene-editing startups are using CRISPR to treat diseases
A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high cholesterol to a rare muscular disorder
NASA prepares to launch an unprecedented mission to save a dying space telescope
Inside the quest to rescue NASA’s aging Swift observatory
How to tell a comet from an asteroid and a meteor from a meteorite
A field guide to the space rocks you might see streaking across the night sky
How to protect Earth from a deadly asteroid impact
Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what can we do about it?