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Human echolocation works step by step

Navigating the world as a blind person sometimes involves using a cane, guide dog or wearable GPS...

Artemis II: NASA’s Orion heads home after a historic loop around the moon

https://youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1uxBmis0&feature=oembed You can watch NASA’s coverage of the flyby here.NASAHOUSTON — After five days in space...

Artemis II: Everything We Know as Its Crew Approaches the Far Side of the Moon

On day six of its mission, Artemis II is closing in on the far side of the...

Snippets of hair may expose chronic stress in war refugees

Cortisol in hair may be a better indicator of chronic stress in war refugees than a commonly...

5 Mysteries That the Artemis Missions to the Moon Could Finally Solve

For half a century humans thought they understood the moon: a static, airless, waterless landscape without many...

The Trajectory of the Artemis II Moon Mission Is a Feat of Engineering

Liftoff. At 6:35 pm ET on April 2, a Space Launch System rocket lifted an Orion capsule...

Scientists Have Made a French Fry Breakthrough

French fries are delicious, but notoriously unhealthy. A research team at the University of Illinois, however, has...

When our minds wander to the body, it may affect mental health

Human minds often wander. Whether we’re busy at work, doing chores or exercising, our thoughts frequently shift...

Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat

Medical care isn’t just tests and procedures. It’s discussing diagnoses, chatting about health behaviors and conducting psychotherapy....

Huge Numbers tackles mathematics at its most incomprehensibly large

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

A New Google-Funded Data Center Will Be Powered by a Massive Gas Plant

A new data center being built with investments from Google will be partly powered by a natural...

What Happens When a Nuclear Site Is Hit?

Into the second month of the US-Iran war, the conflict in the Gulf continues to escalate—airstrikes widening,...
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