To some, science can seem like a cold and impersonal field, all objective data and hard facts. Yet science is a deeply human pursuit, one that can save lives and improve health. Art is a powerful tool ...

Photographer Tim Flach’s new book is unusually personal: it includes images not only of his cat—a regal orange-and-white former barn kitten named Loki—but also of his brain, thanks to MRI scans ...

Nearly 170 years ago, a scientist named Eunice Foote discovered a fundamental truth about the gases that surround us. In her home laboratory in New York, she filled one glass cylinder with carbon ...

With 2025 nearly in the books, let’s revisit some of the highlights of the year in space, from astronomy to spaceflight. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning ...

Nasa is releasing a steady stream of stunning pictures of the Moon and Earth taken by the astronauts on its Artemis II Moon mission. Attracting millions of likes on social media, the images show the ...

Just before dawn, under a bruised Arctic sky, gulls screamed over the freezing waters of a Norwegian fjord. Below them, a biologist stood on the edge of a boat, gripping an airgun. He was scanning the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. National Geographic's annual Pictures of the Year collection showcases stunning images of wildlife ...

Time and Water is a gesture toward such a map, one that traces the ice of Iceland through the human story of one family, anchored by the first-person perspective and expansive archives of celebrated ...

The powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed never-before-seen details of a cosmic "cranium" made of the glowing remains of a dying star. This brainy object, named PMR 1, is a planetary ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission, carrying four astronauts on an out-of-this-world journey, flew around the Moon on Monday. The crew members took turns describing the stunning landscape below and captured ...