Science Stories
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
After decades of searching, astronomers have uncovered some of the strongest evidence…
By
Jessica Lee
A doctor was deployed to an Arctic research station during the Cold War. Decades later, he learned its secret purpose
It’s 1962. Cold War tensions bristle between Washington and Moscow. Forced…
By
Jessica Lee
Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests
Violent supernovas may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions that have never…
By
Jessica Lee
Mysterious radio pulses from the Milky Way ‘are unlike anything we knew before’
Over the past decade, scientists have detected a puzzling phenomenon: radio pulses…
By
Jessica Lee