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'No radio astronomy from the ground would be possible anymore': Satellite mega-swarms are blinding us to the cosmos — and a critical 'inflection point' is approaching
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Invisible radiation leaking out of private satellites, like SpaceX's Starlink spacecraft, is disrupting radio astronomers' ability to detect important signals from across the universe. If left unchecked, we could reach an "inflection point" beyond which we can no longer properly study the cosmos, researchers warn.
'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society
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New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.
Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable
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A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.
A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'
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Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.
Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.
Feature Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?
Invisible DNA lurks everywhere in the environment — and we're on the verge of decoding its secrets
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Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.
Was Alexander the Great eaten by sharks? Inside the wild theories for what happened to the iconic ruler's body.
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The remains of Alexander the Great may lie under the streets of Alexandria, they may have been "eaten by a shark," or they may be somewhere else entirely. But one thing is certain: Archaeologists don't agree.
Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land
Feature The Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and bears in their territory.
Did we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old question.
Feature A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
Drinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate change
Feature Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.
