NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy on July 1, 2025. Storm observations from s... Read more NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy on July 1, 2025. Storm observations from space station help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere, which can improve weather models and protect communication systems and aircraft. Space station crew take photographs of […] Show less

A new study on how U.S. defense attorneys think about autism and use strategies informed by neurodiversity in their work finds that attorneys saw autism through a medical lens and acknowledged the ... Read more A new study on how U.S. defense attorneys think about autism and use strategies informed by neurodiversity in their work finds that attorneys saw autism through a medical lens and acknowledged the need for better ways to secure accommodations for their clients in court. Show less

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub’s corpse in Central Park in 2014 to “be fun.” Records newly obtained by WIRED show what he left New York civil servants to clean up.

L'épidémie de grippe reste soutenue en France et provoque une activité "élevée" dans les hôpitaux, a souligné mercredi l'agence de santé publique, qui note qu'un pic semble avoir été atteint dans l... Read more L'épidémie de grippe reste soutenue en France et provoque une activité "élevée" dans les hôpitaux, a souligné mercredi l'agence de santé publique, qui note qu'un pic semble avoir été atteint dans les derniers jours de 2025 mais prévient qu'il pourrait n'être que provisoire. Lors de la semaine achevée le 4 janvier, "la part d'activité pour grippe/syndrome grippal parmi les hospitalisations après passage aux urgences continuait d’augmenter et se situait à un niveau d'intensité élevée", a résumé Santé publique France dans un bilan hebdomadaire. Depuis plusieurs semaines, presque toutes les régions françaises sont frappées par l'épidémie de grippe saisonnière. Show less

A new DNA analysis of the mummies of historical Indigenous Yakuts reveals resistance to 17th-century Russian conquest. ... Read more A new DNA analysis of the mummies of historical Indigenous Yakuts reveals resistance to 17th-century Russian conquest. Show less

A new video shows the evolution of Kepler's Supernova Remnant using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades.

Antiferromagnetic (AF) materials are made up of atoms or molecules with atomic spins that align in antiparallel directions of their neighbors. The magnetism of each individual atom or molecule is c... Read more Antiferromagnetic (AF) materials are made up of atoms or molecules with atomic spins that align in antiparallel directions of their neighbors. The magnetism of each individual atom or molecule is canceled out by the one next to it to produce zero net magnetization. Show less

Is this the most dangerous lava on earth? Find out why it’s blue!

New research has given credence to a 5,000-year-old practice.

Scientists turn wood waste into safer, non-toxic thermal paper receipts.