Autism has historically been viewed as a condition that affects men and boys more frequently than women and girls. But a massive new study based on data from millions of people suggests this isn’t actually the case, at least in Sweden.
While…
An incredibly energetic “impossible” particle that hit Earth in 2023 may have been debris from an exploding primordial black hole formed during the Big Bang. If that is the case, then it could prove the existence of primordial black holes,…
Saltwater crocodiles used to occupy a massive range that stretched across the Indian Ocean to the Seychelles, new DNA research confirms.
The now-extinct population of crocodiles in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, was…
Skywatchers across western North America will have the chance to witness a total lunar eclipse, often dubbed a “blood moon,” in the early morning hours of March 3.
A total lunar eclipse happens when the full moon — in this case, March’s full…
The world of science news never sleeps, but even we need to take a break every now and then. And what better way than to give our collective brains a good workout with sudoku?
A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April.
C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur astronomers with a remotely operated telescope in the Atacama desert on…
Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study.
The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that from 2006 to 2020,…
It’s easy to feel powerless against cancer, but a new study has identified several ways that we can reduce the odds of it occurring.
According to new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than a third of all cancer cases…
