In 2024, researchers identified a fascinating array of creatures, from vampire hedgehogs to starry-night geckos ...

A stunning new discovery reveals that white dwarf stars — once thought to explode in predictable ways — actually detonate through an astonishing variety of mechanisms. From star cannibalism to violent ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood gained a one-stop-shop for hosting when Katherine Lewin opened Big Night. The store carries everything from glassware to tinned fish, cookbooks to robes and slippers ...

We asked our listeners to tell us how they found love while doing or appreciating science. Read on for some romantic resonance.

Some interpretations have the individual tortured by their own genius; for example, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes ...

Universal's Stella Nova Resort just opened, and I spent a night in the family-friendly hotel for $124. I couldn't believe the ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

Once so abundant they famously blanketed the 2000 Sydney Olympics, large bogong swarms have become increasingly rare, putting at risk species that depend on them for essential nutrients. Busy night ...

Beetles in the scarab family are often active at night. Large numbers of Christmas beetles (Anoplognathus spp) flying around porch lights used to be a common sight, but numbers appear to be in decline ...

If sold after 1 year from purchase date, long term capital gain tax will be applicable. Current tax rate is 12.5%, if your total long term capital gain exceeds 1.25 lakh. Any cess/surcharge is not ...