'Peace speech' in the media characterizes a country's peaceful culture, suggests new study

By analyzing the frequency of certain words within mainstream news media from any country, a machine…

Storm Ciaran triggers weather alert in northwestern Europe

Much of northwestern Europe went on high alert Wednesday as a storm dubbed Ciaran threatened to…

Summer Science Program spent $2 million last year serving 204 students. Then, they got a $200M gift.

It’s the kind of problem nonprofit leaders dream about: What do you do when you get…

Study: Online conspiracy communities are more resilient to deplatforming

Social media can incubate communities that are so resilient that even banning them from the platform…

Can there be double gravitational lenses?

If you, like me, have used telescopes to gaze out at the wonders of the universe,…

Did Betelgeuse consume a smaller star?

What’s going on with Betelgeuse? In recent years it’s generated a lot of headlines as its…

Three planets around this sun-like star are doomed

According to new research we can start writing the eulogy for four exoplanets around a sun-like…

Satellites make up to 80,000 flashing glints per hour. It's a big problem for astronomers

Large-scale sky surveys are set to revolutionize astronomy. Observatories such as Vera Rubin and others will…

Vera Rubin Observatory could find up to 70 interstellar objects a year

Astronomers have discovered two known interstellar objects (ISO), ‘Oumuamua and 21/Borisov. But there could be thousands…

Dam removals, restoration project on Klamath River expected to help salmon, researchers conclude

The world’s largest dam removal and restoration project currently underway on the Klamath River in Oregon…