Stories by Jackie Flynn Mogensen

This gravity-defying machine appears to work much like a ground-based wind turbine—but in the air

A new study pinpoints two species of bacteria that work together to dry out the lining of the gut and cause constipation

New research on African striped mice found that the caregiving instinct may be rooted in a specific gene

Below the surface, Greenland’s ice appears to be churning up, a process one scientist described as akin to a “boiling pot of pasta”

In 2024 extreme rain and floods hit the Spanish region of Valencia, killing more than 230 people in the country. Now a new study shows climate change made it even worse

A stunning “ring of fire” eclipse was totally visible to a lucky few in the Southern Hemisphere. Here’s how to see the next one

Roses are red—but their ancestors looked rather different

It’s no surprise that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, but diets that are rich in these foods could boost longevity, too, according to a new study

A scandal involving allegedly enlarged ski suits ahead of this year’s Winter Olympics has highlighted the intriguing physics behind ski jumps

Three species of Red Sea fish appear to rely on special “hybrid” retina cells to see in dim environments

The U.S.’s drug safety agency declined to review a next-gen flu vaccine that uses the same tech as the coronavirus shots

If a pulsar that may lie at the center of our galaxy is confirmed, it could enable more precise measurements of the spacetime around the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole

A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out the rules

Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs

Watching sporting events like the Super Bowl can influence our brains and bodies—and not always in a good way

This famous ape may have understood pretend actions—suggesting he had the capacity to imagine

Boys are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic as children—but by adulthood, that trend changes, according to a new study in Sweden

If an incoming asteroid hits the moon, it will be visible from Earth, according to a new study

Acquiring xAI could boost SpaceX’s plans to launch a one-million-strong satellite constellation to act as an orbital data center network

The tiny Foskeia pelendonum was a plant-eating dinosaur with a “weird” anatomy, scientists say

“Textbooks will need to be updated”: the solar system’s largest planet appears to be smaller and flatter than we knew

The National Reconnaissance Office has now declassified a satellite program used to spy on America’s adversaries

Astronomers have traced the origin point of a jet of material that is thousands of light-years long emanating from the supermassive black hole M87*

Some 150 million years ago sauropods dramatically shaped the dinosaur ecosystem in what is now the western U.S., according to a new study