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A nonspeaking person is the star of this opera. AI made that possible

What if artificial intelligence is used to amplify human creativity rather than replace it?

What the mathematics of billiards can tell us about loving and letting go

A mathematician may have solved a 250-year-old question about whether every polygon contains a path home

When will Betelgeuse go supernova?

Betelgeuse, the sky's most famous red supergiant, is well studied but poorly understood

The X-Files creator Chris Carter on Scully, science and the truth that’s still out there

The creator of The X-Files discusses the Frankenstein elements in the newly released director's cut of "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," and how Mary Shelley's classic influenced the story.

Why is Illinois suddenly being hit with so many tornadoes?

This state, which has seen more than 200 twisters this year, could beat Texas's all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 12 months

Why 14 inches of rain fell in Japan in just one day

The extreme rain was deadly, with at least 8 people killed and many others stranded

Early-Onset El Niño

DAVID GELLES

The global weather disrupter appears to be taking a toll, and its peak could still be months away.

Tropical Storm Lala nears Hawaii as forecasters expect it to strengthen into a hurricane

Hawaii rarely sees direct hurricane hits—if Lala strengthens, it will be just the third recorded hurricane to make landfall there

See the 2026 European Solar Eclipse, in Photos and Videos

THE NEW YORK TIMES

People gathered across the continent to watch the total solar eclipse on Wednesday.

388 years ago, Galileo worked out why human giants can't exist—and explained a law of nature

Giants have featured in stories for millennia, but the reason why they don't exist helps explain the natural world