From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the universe on scales big and small in 2025.

Earth's seasons look very different at locations not far from each other, 20 years' worth of satellite data reveals. Earth's seasonal cycles can vary dramatically across short distances, even at the ...

This study provides important evidence that negative affect is associated with slower cognitive processing in daily life, with findings replicated across three independent samples and supported by ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new type of lidar—a laser-based remote-sensing ...

From advancements in male birth control to the science of supplements, Scientific American highlights some of the most ...

DNA origami cages constrain individual proteins toward preferred orientations on electrodes, dramatically improving electrical measurement precision and enabling detection of subtle structural changes ...

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center advanced multi-mission flight research in 2025, including supersonic testing, ...

On November 16, 2025, the Sentinel-6B satellite launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California.

From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give ...

ESA’s Juice spacecraft observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in November 2025, capturing NavCam images and collecting instrument data, with full science results expected to arrive on Earth in February ...

Here's how Texas Tech professors and researchers are developing a state-focused flood forecasting system aimed at helping ...

The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research is senseless and dangerous. It ...