FEATURED
Science Articles
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Is Living on Mars a Future Possibility?
Scientists have long been exploring the possibility of life on other planets and the ability of humans to live there one day too. There may come a time when earth is uninhabitable in many ways and having a backup planet to go to would be beneficial. In particular,...
Seismic Activity Detected on Mars
We've been studying Mars for decades, first through telescopes from Earth and then through data sent back by a series of rovers. As our closest galactic neighbor, the red planet could hold secrets to the formation of our little blue dot. Until the InSight lander...
Dinosaurs – Keeping Them Alive Today
History is an important part of life. There is the history of the universe and the planet, the history of the human race, the history of all other living things, and each individuals history. Each of these is equally important and should be given proper respect. It is...
Trending Science News
See the moon meet up with the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades early on Nov. 6
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The moon captured over Paris in October 2025. | Credit: MARTIN LELIEVRE/AFP via Getty ImagesLook to the western sky in the hours preceding dawn on Nov. 6 to see the...
Scientists recreate ‘cosmic fireballs’ in CERN particle accelerator to hunt for missing gamma-rays
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Simulation of an initially uniform beam of electrons & positrons interacting with a plasma. As the beam travels through the background plasma, the positrons (red)...
Watch Atlas V rocket launch huge communications satellite to orbit today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: United Launch Alliance[embedded content]A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket will launch the big and powerful ViaSat-3 F2 satellite to orbit today...
Space debris may have hit a Chinese spacecraft, delaying return of Shenzhou 20 astronauts
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Shenzhou 19 and newly arrived Shenzhou 20 astronauts pose for a photo on China's Tiangong space station on April 24, 2025. | Credit: CCTVThree Chinese astronauts...
A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the river,” they say they could feel it coming. The birds stopped singing, the air grew heavy, and an unusual silence settled over their village in Minas Gerais, a...
How to see a supermoon and meteors in the night sky this week
Get ready for a double celestial event this week.November’s full beaver supermoon will peak at 8:19 a.m. ET Wednesday, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac. But the silvery orb will be below the horizon at that time, so take the time to look outside during the...
Chinese astronauts’ return to Earth delayed over fears spaceship damaged by debris
Three Chinese astronauts have been forced to extend their six-month stay in space over concerns their return ship may have been hit by debris, China’s space agency said.Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie were due to return to Earth on Wednesday –– they had even...
As world leaders enter climate talks, people in poverty have the most at stake
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone down. Luis Cassiano, who's lived here more than 30 years, says he's...
Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and devastation
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms collapsed hillsides and left vast parts of cities under water.From mapping high-risk areas to reimagining “sponge cities” that can absorb and release water...
James Webb Space telescope spots ‘big red dot’ in the ancient universe: A ravenous supermassive black hole named ‘BiRD’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.(Left): An illustration of a feeding supermassive black hole. (Right) The "red dots" identified in the region of the sky around the quasar J1030. BiRD is the object...
Astronomer captures 2 meteors slamming into the moon (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Daichi Fujii/Hiratsuka City MuseumTwo bright meteors were caught slamming into the moon on Thursday (Oct. 30) and Saturday (Nov. 1), by Japanese astronomer...
Mating injuries may lead scientists to identify dinosaurs’ sex
Paleontologists have long wrestled with how to differentiate between male and female dinosaurs based on their fossils.But new research may bring scientists closer to identifying the sex of one group of dinosaur.Hadrosaurs, also known as duck-billed dinosaurs, were...