"So now it turns out that these dogs can do the same.” Fugazza and her Hungarian colleagues have been studying canine behavior and cognition for several years. For instance, in 2023, we reported on ...

NASA is inviting the public to take part in 36 “citizen science” projects that let volunteers contribute to real scientific ...

In a remarkable development, NASA has confirmed the detection of a mysterious object entering our solar system, classifying ...

Our solar system’s third discovered interstellar visitor, comet 3I/Atlas, will dip into the glare of the Sun this week, ...

Asteroid 2025 SA3, a 54-foot space rock, will safely pass Earth on September 30, 2025, at a distance of 1.67 million miles.

Human infants naturally learn new words and their associations, such as how spoons are related to plates because they are ...

It’s a mental trick called “label extension.” Humans use it when we realize a hammer and a rock can both drive a nail, or that a mug and a glass both count as “cups.” ...

Feedback is mystified by a new way to assess interstellar visitors and the risks they pose, be they lumps of ice or alien ...

This article, originally titled "The Man Who Discovered the Universe," is from the Summer 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly ...

Fidget poppers are an example of "bistability," as the popped circles rest in one of two stable states. Purdue University researchers have taken this idea to its extreme, building robots that can be ...

Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by function, a new example of complex cognitive activity in the canine brain.

Can dogs not only learn words but also apply them meaningfully to new things? A recent study reveals something astonishing: ...