a scientist's hand, covered by a purple glove, holds a petri dish with visible e. coli colonies growing on it

Antidepressants could fuel the rise of superbugs, lab dish study suggests

By Nicoletta Lanese published 25 January 23

A lab study suggests that antidepressants may push bacteria to become superbugs.

An Artist's concept image of Demonstration for the Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) spacecraft, which uses a nuclear engine.

NASA to test nuclear rocket engine that could take humans to Mars in 45 days

By Ben Turner published 25 January 23

This is the first time a nuclear powered engine has been tested in fifty years

An artist's illustration of what the new species may have looked like.

Never-before-seen pterosaur had nearly 500 teeth and ate like a flamingo

By Harry Baker published 25 January 23

A never-before-seen species of pterosaur had hundreds of hooked teeth that helped it filter its food in a similar way to living flamingos.

Nikon Monarch HG 10x42 binoculars placed on a fence post

Nikon Monarch HG 10x42 binocular review

By Jason Parnell-Brookes published 25 January 23

Review With their flawless design, the Nikon Monarch HG 10x42 binoculars are built to last and have fantastic optical clarity to match

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Choline: Sources, benefits and deficiency

By Lou Mudge published 25 January 23

Choline is an essential nutrient that plays a role in metabolism and brain development.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with a short third tail (to the left of the comet) and longer gas and dust tails (to the right of the comet) on Jan. 21.

Optical illusion gives rare green comet an ‘anti-tail’ that seemingly defies physics

By Harry Baker published 25 January 23

C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a comet that has recently made headlines as it flies closer to Earth, briefly developed an ethereal third tail thanks to a weird optical illusion.

Can't sleep? An expert reveals why anxiety may be worse at night

By Louise Bond published 25 January 23

Experiencing anxiety at night can interfere with sleep.

Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binocular review

By Jason Parnell-Brookes published 25 January 23

Review The Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 binoculars are beginner-friendly, entry-level binoculars with sharp optics at an affordable price

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A wispy blue cloud of molecular gas glows from the light of distant stars in this James Webb Space Telescope image

The James Webb Telescope detected the coldest ice in the known universe – and it contains the building blocks of life

By JoAnna Wendel published 24 January 23

The James Webb Space Telescope's latest observations of icy molecules will help scientists understand how habitable planets form.

A satellite image of the Earth seen from the moon, taken by South Korea's Danuri spacecraft

South Korea's lunar orbiter unveils jaw-dropping images of Earth and the moon

By Brandon Specktor published 24 January 23

The Danuri spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit in Dec. 2022, and its first image dump is out of this world.

A photo of a sword from the Bronze Age and a poster advertising an upcoming museum exhibition.

'Replica' sword is really 3,000 years old and may have been used in battle

By Jennifer Nalewicki published 24 January 23

X-rays of a sword that had been sitting in museum storage reveals that it’s actually from the Bronze Age.

A billowing white mushroom cloud during Operation Ivy, the first test of a hydrogen bomb, at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

Doomsday clock advances to 90 seconds to midnight — the closest to apocalypse it's ever been

By Ben Turner published 24 January 23

Humanity faces greater existential threats than it did during the Cold War, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

An aerial photograph shows the vast antarctic landscape with a chasm that's filled with blue water.

Widening chasm births Antarctic iceberg larger than Los Angeles

By Tom Metcalfe published 24 January 23

The giant chasm on Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf has split and created a massive iceberg.

Red panda taken with Sony cyber-shot RX10 IV camera

Beginners guide to wildlife photography

By Kimberley Lane published 24 January 23

Master the basics with this beginners guide to wildlife photography. Find the best cameras, learn how to find your subjects, and handle changes in lighting.

This artist's concept shows a young star surrounded by a dusty protoplanetary disk. This disk contains the raw material that can form planets as the star system matures. Even in the closest star-forming regions, such disks are tiny and difficult to observe directly, but their strong infrared glow can easily be seen by the detectors on the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Deep space 'hurricanes' could point the way to alien worlds

By Stefanie Waldek published 24 January 23

When new planets form in distant solar systems, they carve out 'hurricanes' and 'vortices' in the surrounding dust that could lead astronomers straight to them.

A large number of black rats swarming all over each other.

Maybe rats didn't spread the Black Death after all, new evidence suggests

By Samuel Cohn published 24 January 23

Recent research suggests rats may not have played the critical role in keeping plague going in Europe.

Stunning CT scans of 'Golden Boy' mummy from ancient Egypt reveal 49 hidden amulets

By Jennifer Nalewicki published 24 January 23

"Golden Boy" mummy riddled with amulets and other grave goods revealed in CT scans.

A wolf looks out along the shoreline on Pleasant Island, Alaska.

Alaskan sea otters were brought back from the brink of extinction. Now wolves are hunting them.

By Ben Turner published 23 January 23

The wolves appear to be snatching otters from shallow waters and rocks along the shore.

Genghis Khan Monument, Tsonjin Boldog, Mongolia

Who was Genghis Khan, the warrior who founded the Mongol Empire?

By Owen Jarus published 23 January 23

Genghis Khan (1160 to 1227) founded the Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and parts of Europe.

The rubble pile asteroid as imaged by the Hayabusa 1 probe in 2005.

Primordial asteroids are like giant space pillows and could be harder to destroy than previously thought

By Ben Turner published 23 January 23

The asteroid has survived in space for nearly as long as the solar system has existed