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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 Fox23 hours ago

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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 Fox23 hours ago

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

a microscopic image of a spider's silk strand

Animals

Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders trap prey in webs

Rufous net-casting spiders can adjust the stiffness and stretchiness of their webs thanks to looping strands of silk.

By Emily ConoverMarch 25, 2026

Health & Medicine

Got brain rot?

By Kathryn HulickMarch 19, 2026

Kenzi the bonobo being groomed by anohter bonobo

Animals

A bonobo’s imaginary tea party hints that apes can pretend

By RJ MackenzieMarch 17, 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

Animals

Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders trap prey in webs

Rufous net-casting spiders can adjust the stiffness and stretchiness of their webs thanks to looping strands of silk.

By Emily ConoverMarch 25, 2026

Physics

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

By Wendy OrlandoMarch 13, 2026

Physics

Scientists Say: Equilibrium

By Katie Grace CarpenterMarch 9, 2026

Science & Society

Stressed by tech? Here’s how to find help

This checklist can help you assess and improve your experiences — and your mental health.

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

Agriculture

This engineer designed a device to make farm work easier

By Aaron TremperMarch 18, 2026

Space

Planets

Let’s learn about Venus

Venus’ surface is hot enough to melt lead, studded with volcanoes and shrouded in clouds of corrosive acid.

By Maria TemmingMarch 24, 2026

the vapor trail of a meteor streaks through a dark blue sky

Space

Health & Medicine

Got brain rot?

By Kathryn HulickMarch 19, 2026

Science & Society

Stressed by tech? Here’s how to find help

By Wendy Orlando and Janet RaloffMarch 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?

Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders trap prey in webs

Got brain rot?

A bonobo’s imaginary tea party hints that apes can pretend

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

Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders trap prey in webs

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

Scientists Say: Equilibrium

Stressed by tech? Here’s how to find help

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

This engineer designed a device to make farm work easier

Let’s learn about Venus

Scientists Say: Bolide

Listen to the crackle of ‘mini-lightning’ on Mars

These smart robots are smaller than a grain of salt

Got brain rot?

Stressed by tech? Here’s how to find help

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

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