A fan of the original animated classic, I had planned a simple afternoon out with my seven-year-old nephew to see ...

When Rami Saleh’s porcelain bird is broken, the schoolyard gets on the case in a caper about finding truth, belonging, and ...

Black holes are known for swallowing matter and never letting anything escape. However, new theoretical work suggests that under extreme conditions, black holes may end their existence in violent, ...

Videogames aren't as hooked on loon sonics as movies and music are, though once you know what you're listening for, the ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, chaotic clouds of debris shaped like cauliflowers. But supernova remnant Pa 30 ...

Scientists are uncovering new clues that a cosmic explosion may have rocked Earth at the end of the last ice age. At major Clovis-era sites, researchers found shocked quartz—evidence of intense heat ...

Settled in a seaside hotel during a late fall vacation, I had a quick breakfast overlooking the Pacific Ocean and brought back a few things for a family member, including hard-boiled eggs. The ...

Scientists have detected the most distant supernova ever seen, exploding when the universe was less than a billion years old. The event was first signaled by a gamma-ray burst and later confirmed ...

Dark-eyed juncos are small sparrows found throughout North America. Rhododendrites via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 In the spring of 2020, when humans were largely hunkered down at home amid ...

For decades, astronomers have been puzzled by Betelgeuse's strange wake, a long, comet-like trail of gas that stretches through space behind the famous red supergiant star. Now, because of new ...