Science Quickly

Experiments planned for the 2024 total solar eclipse aim to figure out how the sun works.

We're talking about the big bang—but not in the way you might think. 

Sean Kirkpatrick looked into the skies and deep into government archives for extraterrestrials. What he found is, to him, more concerning than little green men.

These ancient Portuguese cattle have become unlikely firefighters.

Experts are starting to plan for the moment when a quantum computer large enough to crack the backbone of the math that keeps things secret will be turned on.

A noninvasive test for genetic material could predict embryo quality in IVF.

From Papua New Guinea to the Andaman Islands, Indigenous languages are under threat. An Indian linguist helped preserve one language family.

A new study used machine learning to “autocomplete” the life trajectories of six million Danish people—and forecast when they might kick the bucket.

When symptoms start, COVID tests may say you’re not infected when you really are.

Injection of a hormone called FGF21 rapidly revives intoxicated mice.

Wandering albatrosses navigate thousands of miles using “the voice of the sea.”

The moon helps us keep time, inspires religions and shapes science, yet it still keeps secrets from us.