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Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons rise next yearWhen does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2026, including the full "Flower Moon" in May.
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Keratin may act as a 'brake' for skin inflammation, pointing to potential treatmentsKeratin has been linked to skin diseases and inflammation in the past, but now, a new study may have uncovered one reason why.
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How to see Comet PanSTARRS as it brightens in the night sky this weekComet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) could be visible to the naked eye in the predawn sky after April 13 as it makes a close approach to the sun.
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Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her noseDoctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece.
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DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mysteryIn the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, but his religious beliefs are still a mystery.
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'So much magic': Artemis II shares first images from the far side of the moon, including new 'Earthset' and total eclipse in spaceNASA's first set of images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby are here, and they're stunning.
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AI 'mirages' mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findingsModern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a "mirage."
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World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding seasonConservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years ago.
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Physicists moved volatile antimatter by truck for the first time ever — paving the way for groundbreaking new researchCERN scientists transported antimatter by truck for the first time, enabling ultraprecise studies that could reveal why matter dominates the universe.
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The Artemis II astronauts have just flown farther from Earth than any humans in historyArtemis II is now the farthest crewed mission from Earth in history. The occasion was marked by a number of poignant moments.
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AI-written code can beat humans at biomedical analysis, some studies find. What does that mean for the field?LLMs can accelerate medical research, scientists say, but they come with risks.
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Artemis II moon flyby begins: How to watch and what to knowThe Artemis II astronauts have reached the moon and will soon lose contact with NASA as they whip around the lunar far side. Here's how to follow along with their journey and everything you need to know about the "dark side" of the moon.
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The hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters revealsAstronomers studied 1.3 million galaxies and 8,000 X-ray-spewing supermassive black holes to find out why these gravitational monsters are growing more slowly than ever.
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We went to Finland to hear about the new 'sand battery' that will turn stored renewable energy back into power for the electrical gridEngineers are testing a new "sand battery" that could power industries and communities using stored renewable energy.
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Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments — and scientists may have discovered whyA new study finds that in low-oxygen environments, red blood cells absorb more glucose and convert it into a molecule that helps release oxygen into tissues, revealing an unexpected way the body regulates blood sugar.
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Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them.Melting ice, rebounding land, and rising seas will change what resources are available in Antarctica, a new analysis finds.
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Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNAAn analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a rich tapestry of animal and plant DNA. But what does it mean?
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Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a 'Dune'-like sandwormA site in southwestern China holds a wide array of strange life-forms that emerged prior to the Cambrian explosion, and it pushes back the origin of complex life by millions of years.
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Cheap, decades-old transplant drug delays full onset of type 1 diabetesA transplant drug that has been used for decades can preserve the function of insulin-producing cells in young children who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
