Unlocking the mysteries of ancient ceramics is a bit complicated. Radiometric dating tells us the age of the clay, but when ...

Classifying ancient pottery has always depended on the trained judgment of an archaeologist. Identifying the subtle ...

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NASA launches four astronauts on world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century The high-stakes voyage around the moon marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the ...

Senior physics writer Emily Conover joined Science News in 2016. She has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago, where she studied the weird ways of neutrinos, tiny elementary particles ...

Schools around the world have closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, leaving parents and teachers scrambling to figure out how kids can learn at home. We can help! Science News Explores and the ...

Dr. William Carty retired in 2020 from Alfred University after 27 years as a Ceramic Engineering professor. He is now a consultant living in New Hampshire and still teaches “Ceramic Science for the ...

Planetary science is the study of the celestial bodies that orbit stars, with a particular focus on our own solar system. This includes studying the formation and evolution of planets, the moons and ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. An 18th-century copper still from Morocco, essential equipment in a Muslim physician’s medical kit.

IN 1981, DEVELOPMENT OF INSULATING TILES CONTRIBUTED TO DELAYS IN THE FIRST SHUTTLE LAUNCH, and last year, the difficulty of repairing tiles raised the world’s anxiety about the shuttle’s most recent ...

Trump’s order to release evidence for aliens obscures the scientific search for extraterrestrial life On Thursday the U.S. president ordered the release of federal files related to UFOs and aliens, ...

April 1, 2026 • The daily pill called Foundayo got a fast track through the Food and Drug Administration. It will compete with the pill form of Wegovy as an alternative to obesity drugs given by ...