Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Carolyn Krause tells how National Nuclear Science Week was hosted in Oak Ridge last autumn and prepares you for the "Dirt ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about squid-inspired fabric, the growing height of Mount Everest, and new research into the mystery of how lightning forms. I ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution designating Sept. 14-20, 2025, as National Forensic Science Week. The resolution was introduced by Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and ...

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about humans' unique breathing patterns, how a hotter planet worsens droughts, and the diets of dinosaurs. It is time, once again, for our science ...

Space Science Week is the joint meeting of the Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Academies discipline committees in collaboration with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Board on ...

On Oct. 19, amateur, expert and hobbyist geologists will venture to the Sierra Valley and the Lost Sierra as part of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology’s (NBMG) annual free and public Earth ...