From coffee and green tea to bananas and pecans, new research on everyday ingredients revealed surprising connections between what we eat and how our bodies function. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning ...

From vaccine sceptics at the heart of the US government to the continued global paralysis when it comes to climate action, science has been under siege in 2025. Those who believe in rationality and ...

Researchers across the globe put on their sleuthing hats this year to provide answers to questions that have lingered from decades to centuries. The thought-provoking findings offer new ways of ...

From eclipses on demand to a rare interstellar visitor to the chances of Earth being flung out of orbit, some news in 2025 made us ponder our place in the universe. Here’s a look at some of our ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, ...

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Earth’s oceans reached their highest heat levels on record in 2025, absorbing vast amounts of excess energy from the atmosphere. This steady buildup has accelerated since the 1990s and is now driving ...