Science

The Clue That Tracked a Butterfly Across the Atlantic Ocean

The pollen that gloms onto the insects can help reveal their secret journeys.

A Supernova Seen Thrice

Day 7 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

A Galactic Collision

Day 6 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Elon Musk Gets His Mini-Me at NASA

Another billionaire space enthusiast could make his way into the Trump administration.

Day 5 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Beyond the mane

Winter Is Cooked

It’s getting not only warmer but wetter.

Day 4 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Stormy weather

Day 3 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Ripples from a galactic merger

Day 2 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

Inside a stellar nursery

When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk

How do you know what you’re not allowed to see?

Imagine a Drug That Feels Like Tylenol and Works Like OxyContin

New research points to a future in which pleasure and pain relief can be independently controlled.

Climate Diplomacy’s $300 Billion Failure

Climate negotiations at COP29 ended in a deal that mostly showed how far the world is from facing climate change’s real dangers.

The Cancer Gene More Men Should Test For

BRCA mutations are inextricably linked with breasts, but they can also lead to cancer in the pancreas, the prostate, and maybe more parts of the body.

The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger

The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.

Drought Is an Immigration Issue

And Trump’s climate policies are designed to ignore that.

This is Your Brain on Zero

Researchers are finally unraveling how the mind processes nothing.

What to Expect From Elon Musk’s Government Makeover

Welcome to the “move fast and break things” administration.

Genetic Discrimination Is Coming for Us All

Insurers are refusing to cover Americans whose DNA reveals health risks. It’s perfectly legal.

To Find Alien Intelligence, Start With the Mountains

The key to complex life might be hiding miles below our feet.

Trump Is Handing China a Golden Opportunity on Climate

Already a leader in clean tech, China may see a new reason to act as leader in addressing climate change too.