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'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?Feature Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.
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Inside the 20-year quest to unravel the bizarre realm of 'quantum superchemistry'Feature More than two decades ago, scientists predicted that at ultra-low temperatures, many atoms could undergo 'quantum superchemistry' and chemically react as one. They've finally shown it's real.
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Undiscovered extra moons may orbit Earth. Could they help us become an interplanetary species?Feature Due to their proximity to Earth, minimoons are prime candidates for exploration. Now, some scientists want to use these tiny satellites to push humanity further into the cosmos.
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Did art exist before modern humans? New discoveries raise big questions.Feature Scientists are finding ever-earlier examples of artistic expression in the archaeological record that reshape what we know about the cognitive abilities of our archaic human relatives, such as Neanderthals.
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Fountains of diamonds that erupt from Earth's center are revealing the lost history of supercontinentsFeature Diamonds seem to reach Earth's surface in massive volcanic eruptions when supercontinents break up, and they form when continents come together.
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After 2 years in space, the James Webb telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed?Feature For decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a disparity known as the Hubble tension, which threatens to break cosmology as we know it. Now, on the eve of its second anniversary, a new finding by the James Webb Space Telescope has only entrenched the mystery.
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'If you don't have inflammation, then you'll die': How scientists are reprogramming the body's natural superpowerFeature Inflammation can be both a superhero and a villain, depending on the context. Rather than eliminating it completely, new treatments are trying to redirect it.
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We could end the AIDS epidemic in less than a decade. Here's how.Feature Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible?
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'Planet killer' asteroids are hiding in the sun's glare. Can we stop them in time?Feature In the glare of the sun, an unknown number of near-Earth asteroids move on unseen orbits. A new generation of space telescopes could be our best defense against potential disaster.
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