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Groundbreaking image shows two black holes orbiting each other for first timeObservations by a system of radio telescopes have offered the first visual evidence for the existence of black hole pairs. But vital follow-up observations are needed before we know for sure.
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'Harry Potter' materials land three scientists Nobel Prize in chemistrySusumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks."
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Nobel Prize in physics goes to three scientists who discovered bizarre quantum effect on large scalesThe 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit."
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Famed primatologist Jane Goodall dies, Iran sinks at an alarming rate, and scientists create human egg cells from skinScience news this week Oct. 4, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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A breakthrough cure for Huntington's disease and a fast-growing black hole that breaks physicsScience news this week Sept. 27, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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'A serious threat': China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year's strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mphMillions across China are under evacuation or stay-at-home orders as the storm closes in on the country's southern coast.
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'Completely unexplained': James Webb telescope finds strange 'dark beads' in Saturn's atmosphereThe beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions between its magnetosphere and atmosphere.
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Science news this week: The world's oldest mummy, and an ant that mates with clones of a distant speciesScience news this week Sept. 20, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate EarthInterview In her new show, Ella Al-Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to global hegemony.
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Science news this week: NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars and scientists invent visible time crystalsScience news this week Sept. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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'Incredibly exciting': NASA claims it's found the 'clearest sign' yet of past life on MarsNASA scientists have found more intriguing details on speckled Martian rocks spotted by the Perseverance rover. But bringing samples back to Earth will be key.
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Scientists create first-ever visible time crystals using light — and they could one day appear on $100 billsThe visible patterns produced by the time crystals could be used for data storage and anti-counterfeiting designs.
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Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world's biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscienceScience news this week Sept. 6, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Science news this week: A world first pig-to-human lung transplant, and SpaceX’s Starship nails a test flightScience news this week Aug. 30, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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10th time lucky! SpaceX's Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacksSpaceX's Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.
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Science news this week: Storms rage on Earth and the sun, and a new moon is spotted around UranusScience news this week Aug. 23, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Uranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope revealsUranus' 29th moon was hidden inside the planet's dark inner rings, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal.
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Scientists transform 'forever chemicals' in water into fluoride with new processExposure to a sunlight-activated catalyst broke down 99% of a forever chemical, leaving behind recyclable fluoride.
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Science news this week: Black holes galore and blue whales that still singScience news this week Aug. 16, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Paperclip-sized spacecraft could visit a nearby black hole in the next century, study claimsAn astrophysicist has made a daring proposal to send a nano-sized spacecraft to the heart of a black hole.
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How 'flying boats' are bringing EVs to the ocean — with the help of LeBron James and Tom BradyA new electric motorsport championship is making an ambitious pitch to bring electric engines to the ocean — and Will Smith, LeBron James and Tom Brady are along for the ride.
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Science news this week: A 400-year trip to Alpha Centauri and the malevolent AI that may make us consider itScience news this week Aug. 9, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Scientists reveal how viruses hidden in our DNA control our genesA new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.
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What's the longest lightning bolt ever recorded?Lightning is one of the greatest natural forces on our planet. New mapping tools are revealing just how big it is.
