Tardigrades shot from a gun, the world's largest offshore wind turbines, nuclear fusion records, radical new materials, and potty-trained cows ... here's a look back at some of the incredible stories ...

Scientists may have spotted stars made of antimatter (SN: 6/5/21, p. 8). Finding antistars challenges a basic tenet of cosmology — that the vast majority of the universe’s antimatter, matter’s ...

In 2021, plastics recycling got a whole new vibe. At least that’s the way Bert Weckhuysen, an inorganic chemist at Utrecht University, puts it. The scientific community has known for years that ...

From amazing firsts on Mars to the impacts of climate change on Earth, these science stories stood out as the most important of 2021 Photo illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Getty Images, ...

A range of cool discoveries, technological milestones and downright bizarre scientific feats — cows can be potty trained? — gave us a chance to gab about something other than the pandemic. Hopes for ...

In yet another year of extremes, the United States in 2021 faced the “second highest number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters on record,” and suffered the largest number of ...

A study published today by Gallup and commissioned by Amazon Future Engineer sheds light on the impact that school, mentors and support have on children’s interest in computer science and willingness ...

Another year is in the books. And whether you got out more this year or continued precautionary staying at home, we hope you at least got some good reading done. If not, you still have a whole winter ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. IT’S BEEN A LITTLE MORE than a year since I first introduced ...