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NASA’s exoplanet mission accidentally discovers a world it was never meant to find

The exoplanet telescope TESS revealed a distant world using an entirely different detection method than the one it was built around

For Families With Nonspeaking Autistic Children, a Fierce Debate Over Assisted Spelling

AZEEN GHORAYSHI

Popular communication methods for nonspeaking autistic people have ignited a fierce debate over what counts as evidence of hidden cognitive abilities.

Wordle, but for art history—Anthropeum turns the Met Museum into an online game

Anthropeum is a daily game that uses the Met's open-access data to showcase underrepresented art and artifacts

Bill Frist Wants to Take Politics Out of Climate Change

CARA BUCKLEY

Bill Frist, a surgeon who also served as Senate majority leader, has emerged as an outspoken advocate for environmental health. “A healthier planet means healthier people,” he said.

Heat waves are taking a big toll on chickens

CHICO HARLAN AND LÉONTINE GALLOIS

The birds are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures, and France’s torrid June took a heavy toll.

Did our human ancestors and Neanderthals share a common culture?

Both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have shared tools and behavioral practices, new research suggests

Too many sleepless nights may lead to weight gain

Getting as little as 90 minutes less sleep than usual may lead to gaining weight and becoming more sedentary, a new study finds

New York City’s Manhattanhenge is back—here’s how to see it

The Big Apple's biannual sunset display is as iconic as it is captivating. Here's everything you need to know about why the phenomenon happens and how best to view it

Should you be taking creatine? Here's what the science says

The sport supplement is popular among health influencers and athletes, who say creatine can help build stronger muscles and sharper brains—but is it legit?

Astronomers discover some of the most extreme primordial quasars in the universe

Probing the dawn of the cosmos for clues to how the first galaxies and supermassive black holes formed is no easy feat

I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.

FERRIS JABR

The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there’s so much more to consider.

As Ice Melts in the Arctic, Some Deep-Sea Creatures Are Thriving

K. R. CALLAWAY

A new study suggests that deep-sea life reaps the benefits of icebergs’ castoffs — a rare silver lining as a warming planet destabilizes glacial ice.

Stanley M. Gartler, Pioneer in Cancer Research, Dies at 102

JERÉ LONGMAN

He provided the first convincing evidence that cancerous tumors develop from a single mutated cell and later helped expose contamination by cells taken from Henrietta Lacks.

Cosmic Conjoined Twins, Caught on Camera

ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS

A Japanese spacecraft flew by an asteroid and snapped a picture. It turned out to be a “contact binary”: two space rocks that somehow fused together.

How math helped the Allies win World War II

During World War II, statistics helped the Allies estimate the number of enemy tanks, which proved essential in the decisive move against Nazi Germany