Person in Louisiana hospitalized with H5N1 in nation's 1st severe case
A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the United States' first serious case of H5N1 bird flu, following 60 milder cases this year.
By Sascha Pare published
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
By Harry Baker published
The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.
By Harry Baker published
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an image of a baby, Milky Way-like galaxy that formed more than 13 billion years ago. This "Firefly Sparkle" galaxy could reveal how our own galaxy evolved.
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have shown that a "remelting event" more than 4.3 billion years ago "reset" the internal clock of most lunar rocks, which has helped obscure the moon's true age.
By Mindy Weisberger published
A man in his 60s went to the emergency room after a fall and ended up being diagnosed with a rare disorder of the penis.
By Patrick Pester published
Fossils of the oldest saber-toothed predator are helping researchers understand the evolution of early mammal relatives called gorgonopsians and our shared origins in the therapsid group.
By María de los Ángeles Orfila published
The blob — an extreme marine heatwave that hit the northeast Pacific between 2014 and 2016 — killed approximately 4 million common murre, and the population is yet to recover, a new study finds.
By Lydia Smith published
How much do you know about conspiracy theories? Take our quiz to find out.
By Sarah Wells published
Atoms make up everything around us, but do these building blocks of matter ever actually touch?
By Ben Turner published
The hydrogen fuel tank of a Toyota vehicle on display.
By Natalie Wolchover, Jessica Leggett last updated
From the wheel 5,500 years ago to the birth control pill, these 20 inventions had huge ramifications and have helped humans shape the world around us.