Astronomy
How JWST Is Changing Our View of the Universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has sparked a new era in astronomy
Stories by Clara Moskowitz
Genetics
See How Scientists Put Together the Complete Human Genome
For the first time, researchers have sequenced all 3,117,275,501 bases of our genetic code
Black Holes
Hawking, a Paradox and a Black Hole Mystery, Solved?
We do not have a theory to tell us everything about how a black hole works, but new research is shedding a least some light on one of their many mysteries.
Black Holes
What Is the Black Hole Information Paradox? A Primer
Black holes, wormholes, entanglement, Einstein, mysterious islands and new science that sees how the inside of a black hole is secretly on the outside.
Black Holes
Black Hole Mysteries Solved
Recent theoretical and observational results have revealed new secrets about these shadowy objects, with deep implications for more than just black holes themselves
Climate Change
Wildfires Followed by Severe Rain Will Become More Common
Graphics show how the two weather extremes will more often pair up
Particle Physics
How the Higgs Boson Ruined Peter Higgs’s Life
A new biography of the physicist and the particle he predicted reveals his disdain for the spotlight
Cancer
How Skin Cancer Rates Vary across the Globe
This leading cancer affects some populations and regions much more than others
Inequality
Colonialism Casts a Shadow on Fossil Science
Paleontologists from a small number of countries control much of the world’s fossil data
Space Exploration
Billionaire Space Tourism Has Become Insufferable
From brave exploration to just another playground for the 0.0000001 percent
Astronomy
How Measuring Time Shaped History
From Neolithic constructions to atomic clocks, how humans measure time reveals what we value most
Space Exploration
What Is a Lagrange Point?
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will travel to a special spot where the gravity from Earth and the sun is balanced
Space Exploration
At Long Last, the James Webb Space Telescope Is Ready for Launch
The long-delayed successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is set to take flight in December
Particle Physics
Can Sterile Neutrinos Exist?
Physicists have wondered if neutrino particles come in a mysterious fourth variety. Now new experimental findings complicate the question
Climate Change
Climate Change Drives Escalating Drought
The past two decades have seen some of the most extreme dry periods in U.S. history
Astrophysics
The Solar System’s Mysterious Magnetic Fields
Most of our neighboring planets have magnetic fields, but scientists do not fully understand how they arise
Animals
Bird Species Abundances, from Biggest to Smallest
A new study found large species are rare, but those with fewer individuals are abundant
Behavior
How to Raise Kids Who Don’t Grow Up to Be Jerks (or Worse)
A new book gives science-based advice for parenting kids to be generous, kind antiracists
The Sciences
Fields Medals Are Concentrated in Mathematical ‘Families’
Elite mathematicians tend to pass their prestige down to advisees
Mathematics
The Art of Mathematics in Chalk
A photography project reveals the allure of equations in mathematicians’ blackboard work
