Science

The Story A new study analyzing facial attractiveness ratings from 76 countries has found that female faces are consistently rated as more attractive than male faces,...

The Story In an opinion piece published by The Guardian, science writer Helen Pilcher describes her frustration with minor scientific inaccuracies in Hollywood blockbusters. Pilcher, who...

The Story The UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) has issued its final recommendation to the government, concluding that widespread prostate cancer screening for most men using...

The Story A mathematical model developed by researchers suggests that aiming for merely above average, rather than setting extremely high ambitions, tends to produce the best...

The Story A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on the evening of May 29, 2026,...

The Story This weekend, a rare blue micromoon will be visible in the night sky. According to Dr Greg Brown, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory...

The Story Canadian entrepreneur Cathy Tie, who calls herself “Biotech Barbie,” has launched a startup to edit the genes of human embryos to prevent inherited diseases...

The Story Happy, an Asian elephant at the Bronx Zoo who demonstrated self-recognition in a 2005 mirror test, was euthanized Tuesday at age 55 due to...

The Story A recent roundup of science news from NPR’s Short Wave podcast covers three new findings. A study in Science Advances reports that bean plants...

The Story Scientists report that the planetary system around the red dwarf star LHS 1903 contains a rocky world orbiting farther out than two gas giant...