On a tiny volcanic island in Bermuda, a two-man conservation outfit is using DIY tech to help a ‘Lazarus’ bird species make a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has teamed up with the MeerKAT radio telescope array to explore how magnetic fields ...

To overcome this limitation, a team from the University of Tokyo and Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science has developed an innovative method to evaluate thermal runaway by designing a mini ...

In this picture, we capture the binary in the moment where the first white dwarf has just exploded ... Before joining Discover Magazine, Paul Smaglik spent over 20 years as a science journalist, ...

Biological sciences encompasses all the divisions of natural sciences examining various aspects of vital processes. The concept includes anatomy, physiology, cell biology, biochemistry and ...

This is due to 'face pareidolia' - a common brain phenomenon in which a person sees faces in random images or patterns. So, can you spot Jesus in these photos? A bone-chilling CIA document has ...

Apr. 8, 2025 — Researchers estimated that smoke from wildfires and prescribed burns caused $200 billion in health damages in 2017, and that these were associated with 20,000 premature deaths.

The observatory's six detectors each captured one of these uncalibrated images, to which visible-light colors have been added to represent infrared wavelengths. SPHEREx's complete field of view spans ...

Evidence shows that science and scientists remain highly trusted. But genuine scientific voices are not shouting loud enough over the noise to hold sway.

Perhaps the best-loved gems of all time, pearls—both natural and modern cultured pearls—occur in a wide variety of colors. The most familiar colors are white and cream (a light yellowish brown). Black ...