North America’s celestial highlights for the September 2026 (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
The Alpha Aurigid meteor shower peaks overnight Sept. 1–2, offering a modest show of just a few meteors per hour. Here’s what to expect, when, and how to watch.
The picture-perfect launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could push forward the space agency’s ultimate search for life across the Milky Way, says a leading astronomer.
Legacy online mapping service MapQuest has shot to the top of the App Store in the U.S. and Canada. But will customers engage with the modernized product long term?
Soil is invisible until it isn’t. Forester-turned-entrepreneur Kristofer Covey on why measuring what’s underground could unlock billions in environmental value.
America leads in AI, but China excels at industrial application. To win the next space race, the Space Force must foster competition, speed and innovation related to AI.
Musth is the hormonal state behind elephant attacks on rhinos, vehicles and people. A biologist explains what it does to a bull and why older males contain it.
Rehearsing conversations and checking in afterward look like anxiety. Psychology research suggests both habits point to unusually sharp emotional skill.
While Trump administration cuts have contributed to the epidemic of foodborne illnesses this summer, there are also deeper issues that make the American food supply chain susceptible to parasites and bacteria outbreaks.
A growing body of research shows that wildfires now pose a significant health risk to those living in cities.