With wildfires turning forests into “massive carbon emitters,” planting trees in some places could inadvertently increase carbon emissions, a new report says

Meet the man who defended freedom and became one of the world’s greatest leaders. Lech Walesa, the living legend who pushed the world toward democracy, is coming to the U.S. and Canada on his first-ever Grand Lecture Tour. Register now!

The most anticipated particle physics result of recent years is here—but the real news came one week before: the “muon g–2 anomaly” might have never existed

During recent protests in Los Angeles, fires triggered “thermal runaway” in several Waymo robotaxis’ lithium-ion battery packs. The phenomenon sent temperatures past 1,000 degrees Celsius, vaporized much of the cars and spewed lung-searing hydrogen fluoride

The newest generation of superheroes are complex, irreverent and exactly what our kids need

Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs

Zoning out reveals hidden patterns in tasks

In recent years COVID shots joined flu shots as an annual offering at most neighborhood pharmacies. But the current administration has thrown that into uncertainty

As cases of chronic kidney disease emerge in outdoor laborers around the world, scientists are finding that repeated damage from prolonged extreme heat seems to be a leading factor to kidney failure

The game-changing Vera C. Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes combined

A curious celestial phenomenon known as the analemma is a reflection of Earth’s orbit and tilted axis

To prevent Salmonella food poisoning, refrigerate your eggs, cook them well, never eat them raw and clean, clean, clean

Investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and an altitude sensor that likely doomed the lander