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What makes ice slippery? Scientists may have finally figured it out

The reason we slip and slide on ice—a phenomenon central to figure skating, curling and other Winter Olympic events—is a centuries-old physics mystery that may have finally been cracked

Listen to the oldest known recording of a whale

Researchers have rediscovered a 77-year-old recording of a haunting song that now has been determined to have come from a humpback whale

Could aliens in another galaxy see dinosaurs on Earth?

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth's dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think bigger

NASA completes a critical test of Artemis II, paving the way for launch to the moon

By completing a second 'wet dress rehearsal' of its upcoming moon mission, NASA may be on track for a March launch date

Trump administration slashes mercury regulations from coal plants

Mercury pollution from coal plants has been tied to serious neurological problems, especially in children and babies

FDA wants to make more drugs available over the counter, but experts have raised safety concerns

The FDA is reportedly considering broadening the types of drugs that can be sold without a prescription, a move some pharmacy experts say could raise safety risks

Trump’s order to release evidence for aliens obscures the scientific search for extraterrestrial life

On Thursday the U.S. president ordered the release of federal files related to UFOs and aliens, although no evidence of extraterrestrials visiting Earth is known to exist

Incredible image shows what 2026’s first solar eclipse looked like from space

A satellite captured a recent "ring of fire" eclipse from a stunning new angle

Anthropic’s safety-first AI collides with the Pentagon as Claude expands into autonomous agents

As Anthropic releases its most autonomous agents yet, a mounting clash with the military reveals the impossible choice between global scaling and a "safety first" ethos

‘An AlphaFold 4’—scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-off’s exclusive new AI

Isomorphic Lab's proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results