This approach of an expert tackling misinformation (the dilution or distortion of facts unintentionally) and disinformation ...

The “disappearing scientists” story is, in its way, a remarkable achievement.

With the launch of Space Warps, a new citizen science project on the Zooniverse platform, you can now join in the search to find rare and elusive strong gravitational lenses in never-before-seen ...

Scientists say a nearby red dwarf star hosts a planetary lineup that looks like a mirror image of our own solar system, with rocky worlds bookending a pair of gas-rich planets. Around the star LHS ...

A newly identifiedplanetary system is forcing astronomers to rethink how worlds form and evolve, as a rocky planet appears ...

For years, scientists believed our lifespan was mostly shaped by environment and chance, with genetics playing only a minor role. But a new study from the Weizmann Institute flips that idea on its ...

Artemis II science team members Jacob Richardson (left) and Kiarre Dumes react to the astronauts’ observations during the ...

Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five climate contrarians to write about global warming. Department experts pushed back on the findings. Misleading. Unjustified. Hypocritical. Those are just some of ...

Research into materials science illustrates how an invisibility cloak would actually work—and what the science means for ...

A joint report alleging that a poison dart frog toxin has been linked to the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny rippled quickly around the globe among scientists. The allegations raised ...

Until recently, the number of citizen scientists in Australia was estimated at between 100,000 and 130,000 people. But this is a major underestimate. My survey of about 20 key organisations suggests ...