What we know—and what we don’t—about NASA’s Artemis III mission
NASA is starting to paint in some of the details of its planned 2027 Artemis III mission, but key questions, such as who its astronauts will be, are yet to be answered
Scientists catalog the ‘fractal dimensions’ of more than 130,000 islands
The “coastline paradox” helped to define fractals, but coastlines themselves turn out to be less fractal than thought
Hantavirus can persist in semen for years, but that doesn’t mean it stays contagious
Researchers know very little about how long the Andes version of the hantavirus can remain in human hosts
Meet the tiny fish that looks like Mr. Snuffleupagus
A strange, tiny fish that resembles the famous Sesame Street character camouflages amid red algae thanks to its flamboyant reddish “hairs”
This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy
Varda’s plan to develop medicines in microgravity has its advantages, but it requires a big up-front cost
The hantavirus outbreak is reviving some of the worst COVID conspiracies
Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame
Can plants have consciousness? The film Silent Friend reimagines the science
The filmmaker behind the newly released movie Silent Friend shares the scientific and historical inspiration for its story of botanical consciousness
A third of Americans say they've asked AI to decode their medical results
As more people turn to chatbots for medical guidance, the technology is revealing both its promise and its risks
Microbe ‘cities’ may solve a key ocean mystery
Some of Earth’s tiniest life-forms inhabit slowly sinking particles of fish poop and debris, playing a crucial role in ocean carbon storage
Are astronomers ignoring some of the cosmos?
There are parts of the universe, and of the electromagnetic spectrum, that we’re not covering with our telescopes—but not as many as you might think!
Black women’s ‘womb crisis’ extends far beyond maternal mortality
A new book argues that disparities in fibroids, cancer and diagnosis reveal a lifelong gynecologic health crisis for Black women
Meet the endangered scaly-foot snail, the most metal animal in the world
This snail became the first animal living on deep-sea hydrothermal vents to be added to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species—it also turns poisonous sulfur into armor