
Gravitational Waves from Black Hole Megamergers Are Weaker Than Predicted
A search for low-frequency “hums” from supermassive black holes comes up empty
A search for low-frequency “hums” from supermassive black holes comes up empty
In full flow it would rank 11th among the largest rivers today
Melting ice and shifting rain patterns are causing the north and south poles to drift
Mountains thrusting from Red Planet crater floors were probably dug by billion-year breezes
Astronomers are homing in on the whereabouts of a hidden giant planet in our solar system, and could discover the unseen beast in roughly a year
The giant volcano lurking under the state of Wyoming might not have originated from a rising plume of hot rock, as previously thought
A new tally proposes that roughly 700 quintillion terrestrial exoplanets are likely to exist across the observable universe—most vastly different from Earth
Rainfall in the Rocky Mountains shows a surprisingly high amount of mercury, worrying scientists about what’s to come
Scientists are still searching for what's behind the perceived dimming of Tabby's Star
Newly discovered giant rifts and lakes mean that ice sheets could become surprisingly unstable as climate changes
The behavior is so extreme, researchers have coined a new term for it
The confirmed oceans alone add up to 50 times the amount of water on Earth
Investigations against oil and coal companies raise optimism for a cleaner future
The current standoff between Native Hawaiian protesters and proponents of the planned Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) can take some lessons from similar disputes in the past
Better equipment, visibility allow University of Hawaii researchers to map and photograph planes lost during the December 7, 1941 bombing
Scans reveal 28 mantle plumes rising from Earth’s core—the first direct evidence that these columns of heat create hotspots
The cosmic neutrino background could provide more details about the universe as it once was
As you dig into those mashed potatoes, be grateful the universe’s physical constants are so precise that a slight variation in any one would render that drumstick—and even your existence—impossible...
A dozen quasars in the early universe appear to have shut down in just a few years, baffling astronomers
Video talks (and one audio interview) with the scientists behind four transformative innovations
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