Science

Nate Silver’s first book, The Signal and the Noise, was published in 2012, at the peak of his career as America’s favorite election forecaster. The book was a 534-page bestseller....

Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will “inexorably” accelerate melting this century, according to new research by British and American scientists. The researchers warn...

There hasn’t been a worse time to be a coral in recent history.  Record-breaking sea surface temperatures have persisted globally since March 2023. In that time, more than three-quarters of...

The Air Force is planning a tabletop exercise to gauge U.S. readiness to react to a wide spectrum of nuclear-related scenarios, part of a larger effort to prepare for them,...

Scientists have spent decades trying to understand how gravity operates at its most basic scale. However, no theory has come close to fully explaining it. Now, though, a new theory...

In the near future, a new undersea fiber-optic cable will enhance internet connectivity for many Pacific islanders, bringing more reliable and affordable internet access to regions long underserved. This development...

The Air Force’s special operators trimmed the number of light attack planes they’re asking for after Congress looked askance. But they still need them, the commander of Air Force Special...

Chinese scientists claim that radiation from Starlink constellations will actually let them detect stealth aircraft. It’s a bold claim, but based on the evidence presented by the researchers in a...

Artificial intelligence is making tasks easier for some — but harder for others. For the acclaimed film director James Cameron, AI is complicating his livelihood. “It’s getting hard to write...

A new species of wasp has been discovered in America, and it seems to channel some of the well-known features of the xenomorph from the popular Alien sci-fi franchise. How...