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Chemistry

a woman bends over to harvest rice in a rice paddy, she is wearing brightly colored clothes and has dark skin.

Rockin’ farm fields suck up tons of CO₂

Called enhanced rock weathering, spreading crushed basalt on crop lands can deliver farmers yet another bonus: bigger harvests.

By Douglas FoxMarch 26, 2026

an illustrated scene showing a freshwater mosasaur poking it's head up out of a river, it has caught a large crocodile like reptile in its mouth

Fossils

Prehistoric ‘sea’ monster also lurked in rivers, data show

By Amelia MacapiaFebruary 23, 2026

A illustration of different protein sources, including beans, meat, fish and other foods drawn over generic graphs and charts.

Health & Medicine

You need to eat protein — but the right mix really matters

By Sujata GuptaFebruary 12, 2026

Earth

Climate

Rockin’ farm fields suck up tons of CO₂

Called enhanced rock weathering, spreading crushed basalt on crop lands can deliver farmers yet another bonus: bigger harvests.

By Douglas FoxMarch 26, 2026

the inside of a cave with surfaces covered in clusters of knobby minerals

Earth

Scientists Say: Cave Popcorn

By Katie Grace CarpenterMarch 23, 2026

Juan Espinoza stands over a robotic arm in a lab. He is a Mexican American man with brown hair and eyes. He is wearing a blue button down shirt.

Agriculture

This engineer designed a device to make farm work easier

By Aaron TremperMarch 18, 2026

Humans

a fragment of pottery is decorated with dark circles surrounded by smaller dark dots

Archaeology

Ancient pottery shows the earliest evidence of humans doing math

The numbers of petals painted on 8,000-year-old pottery showed a distinct numerical pattern.

By Tom MetcalfeMarch 24, 2026

Archaeology

60,000-year-old poison arrowheads show early humans’ hunting tactics

By Tom MetcalfeMarch 20, 2026

Health & Medicine

Got brain rot?

By Kathryn HulickMarch 19, 2026

Life

Lightning — a form of electrical discharge — arcs between the sky and a crane on Earth’s surface.

Physics

Scientists Say: Discharge

In physics, this release of energy can rebalance electrical charges. In biology, such a release might cool you down on a hot day.

By Katie Grace CarpenterMarch 30, 2026

Microbes

Analyze This: Which cells are the speediest?

By Carolyn WilkeMarch 27, 2026

a microscopic image of a spider's silk strand

Animals

Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders trap prey in webs

By Emily ConoverMarch 25, 2026

Math

Archaeology

Ancient pottery shows the earliest evidence of humans doing math

The numbers of petals painted on 8,000-year-old pottery showed a distinct numerical pattern.

By Tom MetcalfeMarch 24, 2026

Physics

Why do objects shatter the same way? Math solves the mystery

By Wendy OrlandoMarch 13, 2026

Math

Ever wonder where our math symbols came from? Here are their stories

By Lakshmi ChandrasekaranFebruary 19, 2026

Physics

a close up of two players' sneakers on the basketball court, probably squeaking

Physics

Physics explains why sneakers squeak on the basketball court

We’re hearing a shoe’s sole wrinkling in bursts that repeat thousands of times each second.

By Emily Conover18 hours ago

Space

Supermassive black holes might trace back to huge, ancient stars

By Maria Temming18 hours ago

Physics

Scientists Say: Discharge

By Katie Grace CarpenterMarch 30, 2026

Science & Society

Physics

Physics explains why sneakers squeak on the basketball court

We’re hearing a shoe’s sole wrinkling in bursts that repeat thousands of times each second.

By Emily Conover18 hours ago

Science & Society

Stressed by tech? Here’s how to find help

By Wendy Orlando and Janet RaloffMarch 19, 2026

a pale child with freckles hides under a blanket to use a cell phone at night

Science & Society

Large numbers of underage kids are on social media, study finds

By Kathiann KowalskiMarch 19, 2026

Space

Supermassive black holes might trace back to huge, ancient stars

Hefty stars might have collapsed into “intermediate mass” black holes — the building blocks of supermassive ones, a teen’s research suggests.

By Maria Temming18 hours ago

an image of a whitish planet with orange streaks in deep black space

Planets

Tech

These smart robots are smaller than a grain of salt

By Kendra RedmondMarch 23, 2026

Health & Medicine

Got brain rot?

By Kathryn HulickMarch 19, 2026

Topics

Rockin’ farm fields suck up tons of CO₂

Prehistoric ‘sea’ monster also lurked in rivers, data show

You need to eat protein — but the right mix really matters

Rockin’ farm fields suck up tons of CO₂

Scientists Say: Cave Popcorn

This engineer designed a device to make farm work easier

Ancient pottery shows the earliest evidence of humans doing math

60,000-year-old poison arrowheads show early humans’ hunting tactics

Got brain rot?

Scientists Say: Discharge

Analyze This: Which cells are the speediest?

Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders trap prey in webs

Ancient pottery shows the earliest evidence of humans doing math

Why do objects shatter the same way? Math solves the mystery

Ever wonder where our math symbols came from? Here are their stories

Physics explains why sneakers squeak on the basketball court

Supermassive black holes might trace back to huge, ancient stars

Scientists Say: Discharge

Physics explains why sneakers squeak on the basketball court

Stressed by tech? Here’s how to find help

Large numbers of underage kids are on social media, study finds

Supermassive black holes might trace back to huge, ancient stars

Let’s learn about Venus

Scientists Say: Bolide

Could a Star Wars lightsaber work?

These smart robots are smaller than a grain of salt

Got brain rot?

It’s a wonderful world — and universe — out there.

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