12:07
Solar Activity Flares Up In 2024
Look out for a total solar eclipse, more solar flares, and the Parker Solar Probe’s closest approach to the sun.
12:12
The Top Science News Stories of 2023
This year brought us new vaccines, a highly anticipated asteroid sample, and an update to T. rex’s smile.
11:57
Climate Conference Ends, With Few Immediate Results
COP28 ended with an agreement calling for a transition away from fossil fuels, but critics say it’s too little, too late.
11:42
Worsening Wildfires Are Undoing Air Quality Progress In The US
Wildfires in the Western US have not only lowered air quality, but led to increased deaths between 2000 and 2020.
12:14
COP28 Host Had Plans to Promote Oil and Gas, Documents Show
The United Nations climate summit will happen for the next two weeks in Dubai—a city known for its oil money.
11:43
An Exoplanet Where It Rains Sand
Astronomers are calling the exoplanet “fluffy.” Plus, an update on a possible volcanic eruption in Iceland.
Euclid Telescope’s First Images Unveiled
A new ESA telescope could help us understand how dark matter and dark energy influence the structure of the universe.
FDA Panel Clears Way For CRISPR-Based Sickle Cell Treatment
If given final approval by the FDA, this treatment would be the first to use gene-editing CRISPR technology on humans.
RSV Drug For Infants In Short Supply
The illness has reached seasonal epidemic levels in the southern US.
11:52
Department Of Energy Announces ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub’ Awardees
Seven “clean energy hubs” will receive a total of $7B to develop forms of hydrogen production with minimal carbon emissions.