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Chemistry

Beneath a brilliant aurora in a night sky, a building stands amid a field of snow and ice.

And the science Nobels for 2026 go to …

Top prizes went for an icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules.

By Nikk Ogasa12 hours ago

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Chemistry

Scientists Say: Pyrolysis

By Katie Grace CarpenterOctober 5, 2026

a clear plastic drink cup with a domed lid full of sugar cubes, there is a blue straw going into the cup

Chemistry

Not all that tastes sweet is sugary

By Bethany BrookshireSeptember 3, 2026

Earth

A red slash that reaches from the mid Pacific Ocean to South America, along with other hot spots along the U.S. West Coast map how El Niño is heating up the sea surface in this image of a globe.

Climate

2026’s El Niño is record-breaking — and it’s not done yet

Within the ocean region where El Niños form, daily sea-surface temperatures are already more extreme than at any point in recorded history.

By Nikk OgasaOctober 5, 2026

An iceberg as seen from above and below the water

Oceans

Analyze This: Even as Earth’s oceans warm, one spot has gone cold

By Carolyn Gramling and Carolyn WilkeSeptember 30, 2026

Oceanographer Lily Dove stands in front of pack ice in Antarctica. She is a white woman with blue eyes and blonde shoulder length hair. She is wearing a red coat and blue hat.

Oceans

Seals helped this oceanographer study the Southern Ocean

By Aaron TremperSeptember 23, 2026

Humans

Genetics

Could Spider-Man really turn off his superpowers?

In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on real RNA therapies.

By Tina Hesman Saey12 hours ago

a brightly colored negative image of a face against a purple gradient background, designed to produce an afterimage

Humans

Experiment: Discover the science behind afterimages

By Science BuddiesOctober 7, 2026

a photo from behind of a person wearing jeans and a white shirt. They are covering their butt as if to stop a fart from coming out.

Humans

Burps and farts: Why the body is such a gas

By Bethany BrookshireOctober 1, 2026

Life

Genetics

Could Spider-Man really turn off his superpowers?

In Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on real RNA therapies.

By Tina Hesman Saey12 hours ago

Life

Scientists Say: Theropod

By Katie Grace Carpenter12 hours ago

Brain

And the science Nobels for 2026 go to …

By Nikk Ogasa12 hours ago

Math

a red, blue and yellow paper origami crane

Math

Let’s learn about origami-inspired science

The Japanese art of paper folding has inspired new designs for lightweight and shapeshifting technology.

By Maria TemmingOctober 6, 2026

a line of elephants walking across a plain

Science & Society

Scientists Say: Paradox

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 28, 2026

Computing

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

By Tejasri GururajSeptember 15, 2026

Physics

Brain

And the science Nobels for 2026 go to …

Top prizes went for an icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image molecules.

By Nikk Ogasa12 hours ago

A person stands next to a large cylindrical piece of the LZ dark matter detector

Space

Physicists may have finally glimpsed elusive dark matter

By Emily ConoverOctober 7, 2026

a large white and blue shipping truck with the words "antimatter in motion" on the side pulls up to a building

Physics

Scientists Say: Antimatter

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 21, 2026

Science & Society

Scientists Say: Paradox

When gut instinct leads you astray, paradoxes can point the right way.

By Katie Grace CarpenterSeptember 28, 2026

an illustration of a robot hand pressing a red exclamation point on a screen full of blue symbols

Artificial Intelligence

Life

Artificial Intelligence

AI … in space!

By Aaron TremperSeptember 28, 2026

a photo of a rolled up three-banded armadillo held in a person's hands

Tech

Like an armadillo, a new soft robot rolls up to protect itself

By Stephen OrnesSeptember 25, 2026

Topics

And the science Nobels for 2026 go to …

Scientists Say: Pyrolysis

Not all that tastes sweet is sugary

2026’s El Niño is record-breaking — and it’s not done yet

Analyze This: Even as Earth’s oceans warm, one spot has gone cold

Seals helped this oceanographer study the Southern Ocean

Could Spider-Man really turn off his superpowers?

Experiment: Discover the science behind afterimages

Burps and farts: Why the body is such a gas

Could Spider-Man really turn off his superpowers?

Scientists Say: Theropod

And the science Nobels for 2026 go to …

Let’s learn about origami-inspired science

Scientists Say: Paradox

Finally! How to get a truly random number — and prove it

And the science Nobels for 2026 go to …

Physicists may have finally glimpsed elusive dark matter

Scientists Say: Antimatter

Scientists Say: Paradox

Uh oh! AI agents broke free and went on a hacking spree

Let’s learn about humanmade seismic waves

Some germs ride a superhighway at the edge of space

These clues might point to life on other worlds

Physicists may have finally glimpsed elusive dark matter

Let’s learn about origami-inspired science

AI … in space!

Like an armadillo, a new soft robot rolls up to protect itself

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

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