Sooner-than-expected climate impacts could cost the world trillions
A report warns that we may have seriously underestimated the rate of warming, which could damage economic growth
2025 Wasn’t the Hottest Year on Record. Earth Is Still Barreling to the Climate Brink
Global warming surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius for the past three years, meaning Earth is currently on track to breach the Paris climate agreement by the end of the decade
These small lifestyle tweaks can add a year to your life
A few extra minutes of sleep per day or an extra half-serving of vegetables with dinner can add a year to our lives, according to an analysis of data from 60,000 people
The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. ‘Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,’ NASA chief says
NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have firmed up their commitment to develop a nuclear reactor for use on the surface of the moon by 2030.
What time is SpaceX Crew-11’s medical evacuation from the ISS on Jan. 14?
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission will leave the International Space Station on Jan. 14, in the first-ever medical evacuation from the orbital lab. Here are the details.
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’: Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter on beaming into the storied sci-fi franchise (interview)
'It felt really warm and welcoming. It was a lovely atmosphere the whole time.'
‘Death by a thousand cuts’: James Webb Space Telescope figures out how black hole murdered Pablo’s Galaxy
"It points to a slow starvation rather than a single dramatic death blow."
Viruses may be more powerful in the International Space Station’s microgravity environment
"Microgravity pushed evolution into corners of the phage we still don't fully understand"
Supermassive Black Hole Sagittarius A* May Have Once Shone 10,000 Times Brighter Than Today
New research suggests that the x-ray light coming from the Milky Way’s central black hole Sagittarius A* has changed dramatically in the span of just a few hundred years
The hunt for where the last Neanderthals lived
Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge, says columnist Michael Marshall