Stories by Jackie Flynn Mogensen

This tiny robot might look like a high-tech hamster ball, but it could hasten lunar exploration

Cold fronts colliding with warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico could cause dangerous weather conditions, forecasters say

A step-by-step guide to the “Doginburgh Inventory,” a new pawedness test developed by dog behavior researchers

A mere 12 percent of Americans say they trust the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations “a great deal”

Weight lifting and other forms of resistance training can increase bone density, lower diabetes risk and boost mental health

This earthquake may be among the biggest in the Gulf of Mexico’s history

In a new study, an AI tool identified images of seahorse, shark fin and sea cucumber samples in luggage

The FDA’s ongoing review of mifepristone could skip over established science, health experts warn

Remote and hybrid work can have benefits, but a study involving more than 588,000 people suggest they may take a serious mental toll

Even though astronomers didn’t detect alien tech signals from a rare interstellar visitor, the results are worthwhile, they say

This prototype could help the world prepare for AI malware threats, according to the researchers who made it

The past year has been “filled with turmoil” for science, National Academy of Sciences president Marcia McNutt said during her State of the Science address

These sounds could be used to track the health of populations of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon

Agriculture is at risk of a crisis because of this Middle East conflict. The reason why has to do with how fertilizer is made

Wemby’s height gives him an advantage in blocking and rebounding, but how does the tallest player in the NBA keep hitting all those threes?

A new study could help identify promising treatments to extend the human lifespan, researchers say

Western Europe is essentially trapped in the weather equivalent of a Dutch oven, a situation that one scientist said has “the fingerprints of climate change all over it”

Thick and creamy, gloopy or spray-on, sunscreen can be confounding. This science-backed guide can help you get ready for summer

Constructed by ancient Egyptians, the Great Pyramid has survived multiple earthquakes through the ages—now researchers think they know why

This year’s expected El Niño could hamper hurricanes in the Atlantic but boost them in the central and eastern Pacific

A deadly Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa is raising international alarm. Still, experts stress that the chance of a pandemic is low

Some extinct human ancestors and modern-day apes appear to share wrist traits that raise the question of whether our last common ancestor walked on its knuckles

Researchers discovered the copy of the 1,300-year-old poem lurking inside a historical text in an Italian library

The long-tailed pygmy rice rat is the primary host for Andes virus, the type of hantavirus responsible for sickening passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship