Little Foot is a near-complete Australopithecus skeleton — the most complete ever discovered — from South Africa. Researchers ...

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From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run ...

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Kids won’t need beakers and microscopes for these biology experiments—they just need themselves! Each of these five experiments lets children discover how a human body system works. And by doing these ...

With contributions from Brown faculty and students, the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by ...

Physicists using near-absolute-zero detectors have reached unprecedented sensitivity in the hunt for light dark matter. A groundbreaking scientific project known as QROCODILE, led by the University of ...

Kid lit experts weigh in on some of the year's best science titles. Plus, what to look for when choosing a book for the child in your life.

In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought materials from the surface of the asteroid Bennu (pictured) safely back to Earth. The returned samples were then curated carefully, to prevent the ...

Scientists have detected tiny lightning bolts on Mars for the first time — they were found discharging around NASA's ...

LandSpace has become China's most advanced private rocket company and the country's closest equivalent to Elon Musk's SpaceX, following U.S. rivals in betting its future on rockets that can fly more ...