It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for the Next Two Solar Eclipses

In 2027 and 2028, there will be two spectacular, long-duration solar eclipses. Here’s what you need to know about them.

Inside the Experimental Traps Scientists Set for Ghostly Neutrinos

Observatories have been built in mines, deep under the Antarctic ice sheet, and elsewhere in an effort to detect the fleeting particles.

Ancient Egypt Will Soon Host The Century’s Longest Total Solar Eclipse

Luxor will experience 6 minutes 19 seconds of totality during the Aug. 2, 2027 total solar eclipse — the longest visible from land between 1991 and 2114.

Abolishing Atomic Arms Can Avert War That Kills Billions, Experts Say

As Russia threatens nuclear strikes on Ukraine and the West, leading arms scholars say it’s urgent to abolish nuclear weapons worldwide to protect the globe’s citizens.

The No. 1 Hobby Most Highly Intelligent People Have, By A Psychologist

Brain games and chess don’t build intelligence the way people assume. Here’s the one everyday hobby psychology research keeps linking to a sharper mind.

Hurricane Landfall Or Impact? What Matters As Lala Approaches Hawaii

Here’s the latest information on Tropical Storm Lala as it approaches Hawaii. Forecasters still expect it to reach hurricane status.

The No. 1 Habit That Unlocks Your Untapped Happiness, By A Psychologist

The arrival fallacy quietly reschedules your happiness for a date that keeps moving. One weekly habit collects it now instead — a psychologist explains.

Two Spacecraft Are Creating Fake 5-Hour Solar Eclipses—And Revealing A Faster Solar Wind

ESA’s Proba-3 mission flies two spacecraft in formation to create artificial solar eclipses lasting up to five hours, giving scientists a new view of the sun’s coroan.

Puerto Rico Is Rationing Water. It Could’ve Avoided It by Harvesting Rainwater

The island could capture billions of gallons of water a year if it implemented systems to catch it as it falls from the sky.

The No. 1 Habit All Deeply ‘Zen’ People Have, By A Psychologist

A psychologist explains the actual habit behind calm, unshakeable people — and why fighting your feelings to relax almost always backfires instead.