There are slimmer sci-fi pickings than usual at the end of the year, but gems can still be found, whether that’s a visit to ...

NASA's Dawn mission communicated with Earth for the last time, ending its exploration of Ceres and Vesta, the two largest ...

It was a good year for space science as Sumner Starrfield, an astronomer at Arizona State University, described what was to ...

A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.

A great scientist doesn’t necessarily make an effective science adviser — but schooling and practice can help to bridge the ...

The dynamics between predator and prey are laid bare in a striking image of fish being attacked by sharks in the shallow ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted five galaxy candidates dating to just 200 million years after the Big Bang, making ...

The Arctic is likely to become “ice-free“ by midcentury—and could pass that grim milestone much sooner—unless much more is done to combat climate change ...