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An enormous supervolcano may be hiding under Alaskan islands

A new study suggests a wide crater, created when the supervolcano exploded, connects at least four existing volcanoes.It’s so big that if the supervolcano erupted during the last few thousand years

Incredible solar telescope image shows sunspot you could fit the Earth into

The first sunspot image from the Inouye Solar Telescope gives a preview of the science to come.NSO/AURA/NSF It's easy to take the sun for granted here on Earth.A startling image from the world's larg

‘Smellicopter’ takes flight at UW with moth antenna on drone to fly toward smells and avoid obstacles

A moth antenna is attached to tiny wires in an arc sharp on a drone at the University of Washington.The latest development involves the use of a live moth antenna attached to a drone dubbed the “Sme

NASA Astronauts Get Holiday Resupply Sent to ISS, Fresh Fruit & Grub

NASA sent a massive goody bag of supplies and treats up into space this week to help their astronauts out for the holidays -- and we found out what they're noshing on!!!.part of the resupply load, ab

Hayabusa2’s asteroid dirt may hold clues to the early solar system

A capsule containing two smidgens of dirt from asteroid Ryugu arrived in Japan on December 7, where researchers will finally get a chance to measure how much was collected.The goal of Japan’s Hayab

Harvard team thinks putting sunglasses on the Earth might buy time to solve global warming

If the Earth is too hot, what if we just block some of the sun hitting it? That's the basic idea behind a solar geoengineering project at Harvard that is progressing toward an important trial.'Geoengi

‘Fossil Men’ review: Humans love science, but we love stories more

In the Afar Triangle region of Ethiopia – a formidable landscape known for prehistoric fossils, dangerous wildlife, and heavily armed insurgents – a team of scientists crawled slowly over the gro

‘Fossil Men’ review: Humans love science, but we love stories more

In the Afar Triangle region of Ethiopia – a formidable landscape known for prehistoric fossils, dangerous wildlife, and heavily armed insurgents – a team of scientists crawled slowly over the gro

Here’s how to reduce indoor COVID spread

Finally, experts are addressing the contagious elephant in the room: How to actually make indoor air safe in the age of the coronavirus.Exhaust ventilation systems.The air must be extracted upwards th

Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest they’ve been in 800 years — here’s how to spot them on Dec. 21

This close encounter of the planetary kind will be easily visible to everyone in the world.Jupiter and Saturn will be huddled together low on the southwestern horizon on December 21 — the closest th
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