Flat earth” — the idea that we’re not in fact living on a sphere, but rather on a dirt pizza, hanging stationary in space ...

One flat Earther has the opportunity to own a billion-dollar clothing company, as the CEO of Columbia Sportswear has announced he would give it away to anyone who can get him a photo as proof that ...

President Joe Biden’s foreign policy had many flaws—but his approach to China vis-a-vis the US Air Force was basically sound.

Today, Dec. 14, 2025, the moon is 24 days old and is in the Waning Crescent phase of its lunar cycle. It is 23% illuminated.

Astronomers have discovered a bizarre carbon-rich planet orbiting a neutron star, PSR J2322-2650b, with soot clouds and ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a rousing defense of scientific principles in his characteristic brash way during his Purdue ...

The Chancellor announced a new pay-per-mile road tax for EVs in last week’s Budget. The levy will charge drivers of electric cars 3p per mile when it comes into force in April 2028 – costing them ...

A sportswear boss has put his money where his mouth is and challenged flat Earthers to convince him of their conspiracy theory. If you can prove it, not only will you make the rest of us look like ...

This photograph emphasizes Earth’s isolation and delicate beauty, turning a scientific photograph into something poetic, ...

Pulsars emit a lot of radiation, in particular high-energy gamma-rays and radio waves pulses. That light is invisible to JWST ...

A metal detectorist finds a small 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin in Saxony that rewrites pre-Roman trade routes in Europe.

Routes between North America, Europe, and Asia routinely cross Greenland, northern Canada, or the Arctic Ocean. At the same time, scheduled commercial flights almost never cross Antarctica, even when ...