Protective status of Native Hawaiian bird changes from endangered to threatened: Officials say the aeʻo, or Hawaiian stilt, population has recovered in recent decades

This Week in Science: A non-surgical intervention for knee pain, a superconductor temperature record, an immune system ‘reset’, and much more! First up: We may soon have a new treatment for arthritic knees. It involves injecting microscopic gel beads into the knee, which block blood flow to the new nerves and blood vessels that form…

NASA has chosen 41 technology proposals from 37 American companies to help develop the capabilities needed for future missions to the Moon and Mars. The selections are part of the agency’s 2025 Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), which is designed to accelerate innovations in areas such as space transportation, planetary surface operations, and infrastructure for…

Imagine you were traveling at the speed of light, racing alongside a single photon, the fastest possible thing in the universe. What would you see? What would the universe look like to you? Einstein wondered the exact same thing. As a teenager he imagined what it would be like to race a bicycle alongside a…

Back to Article List Today in the history of astronomy, the most prolific comet-discoverer of all time gets his start. With a remarkable memory and a “comet-seeker” telescope, Jean-Louis Pons found more comets than any other observer in history. Credit: Wikimedia On July 11, 1801, French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons made his first comet discovery, c/1801…

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MOSCOW — A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off as scheduled at 7:47 p.m. (10:47 a.m. EDT, 1447 GMT) aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 for an eight-month stint…