Why is Haumea Shaped Like an Egg?
Haumea is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system. A single day on the dwarf planet is only about 4 Earth hours long.
Solar System: Strange Worlds Preview
From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.
How the Martian Atmosphere Helped Nasa’s Rovers Restore Energy
NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers exceeded their expected lifespan on Mars. Unique Martian weather conditions may have played a role in restoring their energy levels.
Venus: The Planet With Battery Acid Clouds
The surface of Venus is comparable to the bottom of Earth’s oceans with one major difference: Venus has the hottest planetary surface in the solar system.
This Powerful Psychedelic May Help Treat Opioid Addiction
There's growing evidence that ibogaine, a powerful psychedelic, may help treat opioid addiction, traumatic brain injuries, and even depression. But it can be dangerous too — including side effects like cardiac arrest and death.
Can Technology Detect Deepfakes Better Than Humans Can?
Researchers are trying to develop tools to thwart deep fakes in several different ways — from before they are even made, to detecting them once they are out on the internet.
Solar System: Storm Worlds Preview
Out in the solar system, the weather gets wacky – with globe-spanning dust storms, monsoons of liquid methane, and lightning 10 times stronger than here on Earth. Discover the forces driving the dramatic weather on neighboring planets and moons.
What Happened to the Hole in the Ozone Layer?
The extreme thinning of the Ozone layer threatened to bring on a global crisis from destroying plants and ecosystems to sky-high skin cancer rates. So, what happened?
A Hidden Cause of Sinkholes Is Lurking Underground
Sinkholes can form either really quickly, or really slowly over a long period of time – and they don’t always come with warning signs.
Ozempic's Surprising Real Power
Scientists thought Ozempic, and other similar drugs, helped people lose weight by working primarily in the gut. But now it's looking like it's real power could be in the brain.
Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Now at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans, Indigenous peoples and scholars practice climate resilience and adaptation, scientists track developments, and entrepreneurs find new ways to make a living from the sea.
Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Dive into Cashes Ledge with scientists as they race to discover if this remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf of Maine is vulnerable to rapid warming. Can Cashes still offer hope for the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species?
Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Discover the Gulf of Maine and how its bounty was forever changed by a global appetite for fish. Now with the Gulf warming faster than 97 percent of the world’s oceans, witness how wildlife and people are adapting to rapid change.
What Dating Apps Know About You
You might sign up for a dating app to find the love of your life. But while you’re swiping, these apps are collecting all kinds of information about you. What do you they know about you? And what are they doing with your data?
These cheeses are at risk of going extinct
Don’t fret – at-risk cheeses are not going to disappear instantly but they getting much harder to make.
First ape ever seen using medicinal plant to treat wound
Scientists say they have, for the first time, observed a primate in the wild treat an open wound with a medicinal plant.
Total Eclipse in the Heart of Texas Hill Country
In the hill country of Texas, the solar eclipse struck wonder and awe.
The Deepest Underground Lab in the U.S.
Invisible and mysterious, dark matter shapes the cosmos, but scientists are still trying to figure out what exactly it is.
How Vera Rubin broke barriers in astronomy
In the past 50 years, thanks to Vera Rubin and others, dark matter has become an essential scientific building block, at the foundation of our understanding of the universe.
Are Your Online Passwords as Safe as You Think?
Hackers can crack a 7-character password in seconds. But it can take 100 years to crack a 12-character one when it has letters, numbers and symbols. Here's one strategy to make one.
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