The Latest News from All Areas of Science News

Facebook Twitter Youtube Instagram
Science News

Mystery of the sun’s mind-bogglingly hot atmosphere may finally be solved

Scientists have spotted elusive "magnetic waves" in the sun's atmosphere that may explain why the sun's corona is much hotter…

Spiders ‘decorate’ their webs to help trap dinner

One of nature’s most beautiful natural wonders, spider webs sometimes feature little extra bits of flair called stabilimenta. Stabilimenta are…

Science News

Capture the Leonids meteor shower with our favorite astro camera — now under $2,000

The Sony A7 IV is the cheapest it's been since last Black Friday, and there's no guarantee it'll drop lower…

Science News

Black holes are encircled by thin rings of light. This physicist wants to see one

Theoretical physicist Alex Lupsasca is pushing for a space telescope to glimpse the thin ring of light that is thought…

Science News

Analyze This: Some bats feast on songbirds midflight

The bird calls recorded during the bat attack match the distress calls of a European robin, shown here. Laura Stidsholt…

Science News

Diagnostic dilemma: A baby suddenly started to smell of rotting fish

A boy would stink of fish after eating certain dishes, and doctors found that the noxious odor likely stemmed from…

Science News

Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969

Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the internet.…

Science News