The epic quest to redefine the second using the world’s best clocks
On a large table draped with hundreds of cables, a maze of mirrors and lenses bounces and guides a thin
Are Trump’s cuts to science the end of the endless frontier?
US President Donald Trump’s executive orders have led to drastic cuts across the sciences SHAWN THEW/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock In a letter to
Flourishing microalgae could offset emissions as the planet heats up
Peatlands such as Männikjärve bog in Estonia are important carbon sinks Vincent Jassey Microbes in carbon-rich soils ramp up their
How a surprising twist on rewilding could help settle our carbon debt
In the Țarcu mountains of Romania, a pioneering experiment is changing the atmosphere around rewilding. Starting in 2014, around 100
NASA has made the first radio telescope observations on the moon
The Odysseus spacecraft as it approached the moon Intuitive Machines The first successful use of a radio telescope on the
Dust devils on Mars produce lightning-like zaps of electricity
Dust storms on Mars are electric MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy Electrified whirlwinds on Mars can produce lightning-like discharges, which could
The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth
Sparks between water droplets may have started life as we know it Shutterstock/Perry Correll The first molecules necessary for life
Dozens of dinosaur footprints found in rock at Australian school
Anthony Romilio examines the slab at Biloela State High School in Queensland, Australia University of Queensland A slab of 200-million-year-old
Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US
Stand Up for Science rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on 7 March James Dinneen Thousands of
Two huge black holes merged into one and went flying across the cosmos
An image of the quasar 3C 186, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center A rare