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Jupiter-bound spacecraft Juice to fly by Earth Monday

To get to the outer solar system, the Juice spacecraft needs an assist from Earth's gravity—and it's going to be taking pictures along the way

Scientists just found a bizarre cosmic object ‘hiding in plain sight’

Meet the Milky Way's first microblazar

Why Hawaii is facing an unprecedented hurricane season

Hawaii has never had three hurricanes come within 50 miles in the same year

2026 could be the turning point on climate action, Al Gore says

The former vice president thinks this year is when we'll get serious about climate change

What’s the point of the interstellar Fermi Explorer mission?

Fermi Explorer, a proposed low-cost private mission to Alpha Centauri, seeks to address a question that's already been answered

Vox’s Unexplainable and Scientific American explore the mystery of dark matter and the limits of science

What if the universe's biggest mystery has no answer?

On This Mexican Island, Raccoons Make and Play With Toys (and Also Sip Margaritas)

TAYLOR MITCHELL BROWN

Scientists observed a family of pygmy raccoons near a Cozumel beach club learning from one another how to craft balls from paper, an indication that the animals have a culture.

Byron Sher, Early Environmental Warrior in California, Dies at 98

TRIP GABRIEL

A congenial legislator with a professorial air, he won battles through charm, not pugilism, passing laws to protect drinking water, redwood forests and clean air.

Suicide Rate Dropped Slightly in 2024, C.D.C. Finds

CHRISTINA CARON

Suicide deaths have often fluctuated over the years but a sustained downward trend remains elusive.

How a horse flu crisis fueled animals rights advocacy in the U.S.

In 1872, New York's devastating epizootic gave the ASPCA's young founder a powerful moral argument for animal protection

How the body’s own immune system can attack the brain

Antibodies made by the immune system can sometimes target human brain cells, producing psychiatric symptoms. Researchers aim to better identify such rare cases as well as fine-tune treatments.

‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission

APOORVA MANDAVILLI

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

In a New Anthropic Lab, A.I. Turns to Biology

CARL ZIMMER

Scientists at the company announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown.

How El Niño Is Shaping Storms on Two Sides of the U.S.

RAYMOND ZHONG

Hurricanes near Hawaii. A nor’easter on the East Coast. The ocean phenomenon’s influence on storms around the country may just be getting started.

In an $80 Motel Room, a Discovery to Shed Light on the Origins of Life

CAROLYN Y. JOHNSON

A scrappy science project led to a significant discovery: two new species of a rare organism that could elucidate a fundamental transition in the history of life on our planet.