Technology

Green dominion

Coursing through Catholicism is a radical tradition of environmental justice that will help combat the climate crisis- by Mike MarianiRead on Aeon

Dec 15, 2025 • 5 min read

If objects could speak

What is a German museum doing with a Kikuyu artefact it doesn’t know anything about? A journey to Kenya for some answers- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon

Dec 15, 2025 • 5 min read

A life of joy and work

I am banned from working now, but as I look back on my long, challenging career in Afghanistan I feel hope for the future- by Najla & Asad NarimanRead on Aeon

Dec 16, 2025 • 5 min read

Long live the aeonophiles!

The discovery of organisms that have been alive for many thousands of years requires a revolution in how we understand life- by Karen G LloydRead on Aeon

Dec 18, 2025 • 5 min read

Quadrantid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see the first 'shooting' stars of the year

The Quadrantids will be harder to see than usual due to the bright full moon. Here's how to get the best views.

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026

Live Science's health channel editor makes predictions about the medical breakthroughs and public health shifts to come in 2026.

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

Melting of West Antarctic ice sheet could trigger catastrophic reshaping of the land beneath

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons (including a Blue Moon and a Blood Moon) rise next year

When does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2026, including the full "Wolf Moon" supermoon in January.

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

'The ban assumed the danger was making pigs too human': Why human organs aren't grown in pigs in the US

As a bioethicist and philosopher explains the ethics of using organs grown in animals for human transplant procedures.

Dec 31, 2025 • 5 min read

How common is it to have extra bones in your skeleton?

Adult human bodies typically have about 206 bones. But is it possible to have more?

Jan 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Mysterious Voynich manuscript may be a cipher, a new study suggests

A newly invented cipher may shed light on how the mysterious Voynich manuscript was made in medieval times.

Jan 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Giant 'cow of the Cretaceous' discovered almost 100 years ago identified as new duck-billed dinosaur

The dino lived during the Late Cretaceous alongside other hadrosaurids in present-day New Mexico.

Jan 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Canon EOS R50 V review

Does the portable size, creative flexibility and affordability make the Canon EOS R50V a sound option for wildlife watchers and stargazers too?

Jan 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI — here's why

There are several methods for detecting whether a piece of text was written by AI. They all have limitations – and probably always will.

Jan 03, 2026 • 5 min read

Submerged sandbanks shine like underwater auroras in astronaut's view of the Bahamas — Earth from space

A 2016 astronaut photo of the Bahamas shows a series of luminous, rippling sandbanks partly carved out by a coral reef. The image also reveals subtle differences in the ocean's surface caused by a ste...

Jan 06, 2026 • 5 min read

1,100-year-old burials of elite warriors and their ornate weapons discovered in Hungary

The 1,100-year-old burials of three elite warriors — two of whom were possibly father and son — have been discovered in Hungary.

Jan 06, 2026 • 5 min read

The moon has been secretly feasting on Earth's atmosphere for billions of years

A new study reveals that tiny fragments of Earth's atmosphere are transported to and absorbed by the moon via gusts of solar wind and our planet's magnetic field, upending a 20-year-old theory based o...

Jan 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Advanced alien civilizations could be communicating 'like fireflies' in plain sight, researchers suggest

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our searc...

Jan 06, 2026 • 5 min read

'How can all of this be happening?': Scientists spot massive group of ancient galaxies so hot they shouldn't exist

An inexplicably hot, fast-growing cluster of galaxies in the early universe has scientists questioning theories of galactic evolution.

Jan 06, 2026 • 5 min read

Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in first 7 nights of observations

In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered an enormous, fast-spinning asteroid that sets a new record.

Jan 08, 2026 • 5 min read