Like the lead character of “Project Hail Mary,” some scientists are proposing ways that life might exist beyond a star’s ...

The existentially lonely astronaut is by now a science-fiction archetype; in fact, this movie’s star, Ryan Gosling, has already played one in Damien Chazelle’s 2018 Neil Armstrong biopic First Man. So ...

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When the Stanford biologist and science writer Paul Ehrlich died last week at 93, the obituaries that followed were a fascinating exercise in editorial balance. As usual, most hesitated to speak too ...

A bizarre, ultra-light planet is cloaked in such a thick haze that even JWST can’t reveal its composition. Its unusual size and orbit are forcing scientists to rethink how planets form.

"These ultra-low density planets are rare and they defy conventional understanding of how gas giants form, and if explaining ...

Star Wars had been released in theaters and changed everything about the way Hollywood perceived the genre, and television executives wanted in on that cash-grab just as much as movie executives. In ...

As a professional science communicator who works a lot with space at this age group, I am disappointed," said Dr. Mark Gallaway.

It’s a reasonable argument (even if unproven), but it feeds directly into a far less reasonable, age-old “What’s the matter with kids today?” narrative that delights unscrupulous headline writers as ...

It's Friday evening. You have two days to fill, no budget to speak of, and kids who will be awake by 7 a.m. asking what ...

Testing for younger kids is less common, so the NWEA report offers insights into the depth of the academic disruption. It’s based on assessments given to students in the 2024-25 school year.

Together the donors on the Philanthropy 50 list contributed a total of $22.4 billion to charity in 2025. The median gift was $105 million. The financial industry was the source of wealth for most ...