Stories by Jackie Flynn Mogensen

Summer is here—in April? Many East Coast states will see unusually hot days this week

This whopping bee aggregation is one of the largest and oldest ever recorded, according to a new study

These images, conservationists say, are evidence that wildlife corridors are paying off

On Friday these four astronauts and their Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a 10-day mission around the moon

After a 10-day mission around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts will have traveled nearly 700,000 miles

Oxygen and hyaluronic acid may play a role in tissue recovery and regeneration, two new studies suggest

It’s NASA tradition to wake up astronauts with a song. Here are the Artemis II crew’s favorites

This exchange between the Artemis II crew and astronauts onboard the International Space Station marks the first time a moon mission has called an orbital habitat

Artemis II’s astronauts got the opportunity to re-create an iconic 1968 photograph on either side of their journey around the moon, showing Earth as beautiful—and precious—as ever

On Monday night, the U.S. president called the crew aboard the Orion spacecraft to congratulate them on their moon mission

On Monday, the four astronauts of Artemis II observed the far side of the moon, setting distance records and experiencing a solar eclipse

The menu for NASA’s moon mission has 189 unique items on it and mirrors that of the International Space Station

A treasure trove of fossils from China shows that the Cambrian explosion may have been less explosive than scientists once believed

The first day of the Artemis II mission saw the crew enter Earth orbit and prepare for their journey around the moon

NASA launched the Artemis II moon mission on Wednesday, April 1—a date that will enable the crew to observe the moon pass in front of the sun from space

A Wisconsin-sized region of frozen soil is thawing fast, releasing three trillion more gallons of water per year than it did just four decades ago

Fresh-water-saturated sediment or bedrock may extend as deep as three or four kilometers below the Great Salt Lake’s basin, a new study suggests

Sperm whales are known to socialize, but scientists were stunned when they saw a group of sperm whales gather as one of them gave birth

Researchers put human sperm inside a uteruslike simulation under microgravity conditions. It did not go well

New images captured by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes show Saturn in both visible and infrared light

An analysis of ancient grape seed DNA reveals the earliest known instance of humans in France purposefully cloning plants—including for pinot noir grapes

The research into whether social media is addictive is nuanced and complex, with many unanswered questions

Engineers explain how a collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck at one of New York’s busiest airports turned deadly

The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?