Nature Climate Change - Wildfires are raging around the globe with increasing intensity and frequency, transforming ecosystems and affecting the climate of regions far beyond. Now, a study shows...

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A career high.

The uphill trek jumpstarts a new era of discovery for NASA’s Perseverance.

A breathtaking total eclipse, courageous penguins, volcanic smoke rings and more.

The Moon aligns with Jupiter and Aldebaran. Saturn hangs over Venus. Saturn's two largest moons, then three of Jupiter's moons, play tricks.

When JWST looked at what was supposed to be a hot Jupiter, it found something else instead: a fluffy, shrinking planet that’s more like Neptune.

A new view of archival Webb telescope data reveals small asteroids in the main asteroid belt are more numerous than we thought.

Todos tenemos de forma intuitiva una idea más o menos certera acerca de qué es el infinito. ChatGPT nos propone una definición bastante apegada a la...

El rover Perseverance de la NASA aterrizó en un cráter de Marte llamado Jezero tras siete meses de vuelo espacial y siete minutos de terror hace casi cuatro...

Una buena parte de la población mundial comparte una significativa herencia neandertal en sus genes. Si excluimos a las personas de ascendencia africana,...

Parecería que el Telescopio Espacial James Webb (JWST) fue creado para batir récords. En cierta manera ese es el caso: este instrumento fue diseñado para...

En octubre se conoció una historia que había tenido lugar en 2014. Una investigación del MIT había logrado trazar un evento sin igual bajo el mar: la mayor...

A drug with a novel mechanism protects people against the AIDS virus for 6 months. It could speed the end of the epidemic—if those who need it most get access

Data from SWOT satellite could stimulate studies of plate tectonics

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Charcoal doodling appears 14,000 years ago, as adults drew more proficiently nearby

As their structures break down, the wrecks could release toxic substances into the environment.

Language models developed by big technology companies consistently underperform in African languages. It’s time to focus on local solutions.

Detecting and interpreting methane emissions from space is not enough. A comprehensive approach is needed.

Artificial intelligence could reveal how animals of the land, sea and sky talk to others of their species.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the early universe - called Firefly Sparkle because its gleaming star clusters resemble the bioluminescent bugs - in a discovery that is giving astronomers a peek at what our Milky Way may have looked like in its infancy.

La escena tuvo lugar a comienzos del año. En algún momento de su último vuelo en Marte, el helicóptero Ingenuity de la NASA se rompió. La misión en ciernes,...

The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

"It's a completely unexpected discovery, not predicted by the physics we already know, and therefore revealing a gap in our knowledge."

"She still has one final gift for us, which is that she's now going to continue on as a weather station of sorts."

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The latest in science and policy

Studies of materials salvaged from 2019 fire are providing insights into everything from construction techniques to climate conditions in medieval France

DNA recovered from ancient remains is transforming our understanding of organisms and ecosystems from tens, thousands and even millions of years ago – but the growing volume of data must be better pre...

DNA recovered from ancient remains is transforming our understanding of organisms and ecosystems from tens, thousands and even millions of years ago – but the growing volume of data must be better pre...

Syria might now have an opportunity to rebuild its scientific community, says Miryam Naddaf who fled her country a decade ago.

These celestial objects look like asteroids but act like comets now come in two flavors.

Error-correction feat shows quantum computers will get more accurate as they grow larger.

Biomarkers could monitor ageing in the brain, revealing ways to treat dementia and other age-related brain disorders.

The Extremely Large Telescope is currently under construction, with the most recent milestones including progress made with building the dome, central structure and the base for the primary mirror.

"The discrepancy between the observed expansion rate of the universe and the predictions of the standard model suggests that our understanding of the universe may be incomplete. "

Social media sites have become crucial tools for the sale of endangered species and platforms should do more to combat it, say experts

Jeong-Sik Oh hikes to find hidden fault lines, with the help of drones, aircraft and laser technologies.

Some scientists examining mutations found in H5N1 viruses fear major outbreak is imminent but others say pathogen remains unpredictable

A fraud buster, a nuclear-clock maker and a virus hunter. These are just a few of the remarkable people chosen for this year’s Nature’s 10.

It’s going to be a fun month for planet-watching, and you can count on the month’s Sky Tour episode to tell you where and when to catch the five “wandering stars” that you can see by eye. Even better,...

In the coming weeks, Jupiter’s four Galilean satellites will arrange themselves in some unusual geometric patterns that will be fascinating to observe.

Don't let the cold keep you inside — Jupiter beckons with a brand new storm!

The first-quarter Moon shines with Saturn, then the full Moon shines with Jupiter. Why? The planets are 90° apart, at quadrature and opposition.

Tracking the behaviour of tagged animals from space could transform the research into a host of natural phenomena

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The oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of 74, her first in four years. The U.S.

Shi Zhengli, the virologist at centre of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from Wuhan institute.

Existen miles de especies animales perdidas. Algunas de estas especies se dan por extinguidas, otras quedan en una especie de limbo, un "no sabe / no...