Dating content is becoming more popular online. What does that mean for the people hoping to be vulnerable in their search for love?

Going on a bad date is a drag. Worse? Ending up as a cautionary tale on TikTok.

Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar radiation. All have consequences for marine life.

Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks

The US, China, India, Europe and Japan all have exciting missions on the horizon in 2026. Many of them are collaborative feats.

From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Last year was among the planet's three warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Wednesday, as EU scientists also confirmed average

2025 among world's three hottest years on record, WMO says

Some newly found stars in a small galaxy called Sextans A are forming without some of the usual "ingredients," raising questions about how the early universe evolved.

Unusual 'ingredients' helped stars form in a galaxy near the Milky Way

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze

Horses can detect fear in humans by smell, becoming more likely to startle and more wary of people who are scared, a new study has found.

Horses really can smell our fear, new study finds

Inside the stomach of an ancient wolf puppy found entombed in Siberian permafrost, scientists discovered meat from a woolly rhinoceros — and sequenced its genome.

In the stomach of a mummified wolf pup, scientists find DNA from a woolly rhinoceros

Astronauts on the International Space Station were not only treated to a sight from Earth's atmosphere recently but also caught a glimpse of one of the Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbors.

ISS astronauts spy airglow and dwarf galaxy | Space photo of the day for Jan. 13, 2026

Researchers who focus on one specialty are more likely to rise through the academic ranks, even though wicked societal problems require crosscutting work to solve.

Research institutions tout the value of scholarship that crosses disciplines – but academia pushes interdisciplinary researchers out

Space apparently changes your frame of mind in more ways than one.

'Backward and upward and tilted': Spaceflight causes astronauts' brains to shift inside their skulls

Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.

Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how

A new study suggests lunar soil contains elements that solar wind transported to the moon from Earth’s atmosphere, solving a long-standing astronomy puzzle.

Astronomers now say the moon is eating up molecules from Earth’s atmosphere

The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes.

NASA funds new tech for upcoming 'Super Hubble' to search for alien life: 'We intend to move with urgency'

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Astronomers have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember - that is creating a colorful shockwave as it moves through space,

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

It will be the first-ever medical evacuation of astronauts from the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts to return from space early due to an 'unexpected medical issue.' What happened — and when are they coming home?

Songbirds on the UCLA campus changed beak shapes during the pandemic, according to a new study. Researchers suspect it might be a case of rapid evolution.

Birds at a college changed beak shapes during the pandemic. It might be a case of rapid evolution

The project, launched by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), aims to trace the origin of thousands of ceramic vessels even when the kilns where they were fired have long vanished. A new Israeli research initiative is using cutting-edge scientific methods to solve one of archaeology’s oldest mysteries: where ancient pottery was made.

Israeli archaeologists launch project to trace origins of ancient pottery

Astronauts’ brains can change shape and shift positions in space, according to a study with implications for NASA as it plans for missions to the moon and Mars.

Astronauts' brains change shape and position after time in space, study finds

Outgoing space station commander Mike Fincke, a member of the returning Crew 11, turned the station over to cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, saying the combined crew had developed deep friendships.

Space station changes command, setting stage for Crew 11 departure

You can watch India launch 16 payloads, including an advanced military satellite, to space tonight (Jan. 11). It will be the first liftoff of a PSLV rocket since a May 2025 failure.

Watch India launch advanced military satellite on rocket's 1st flight since May 2025 failure

Such experiments have previously only been conducted aboard the International Space Station.

'A completely new manufacturing frontier': Space Forge fires up 1st commercial semiconductor factory in space

The findings from Pandora will complement data from the James Webb Space Telescope to give astronomers more insight into stars and planets outside our solar system.

NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them

Kimiya Yui released the timelapse footage to celebrate his 300th cumulative day spent orbiting Earth.

Astronaut on ISS captures spectacular orbital video of zodiacal light, auroras and the Pleiades

The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.

Moon fever hits DC as Artemis 2 rocket 'candle' lights up Washington Monument just 1 month before launch (photos)

On Episode 192 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik looks forward to 2026, which promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet!

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 192 — Space, 2026!

Liftoff is scheduled for 8:19 a.m. ET on Sunday (Jan. 11).

Watch SpaceX launch NASA's Pandora exoplanet-studying satellite on Jan. 11

Scientists are making inroads in understanding one of the central mysteries of human reproduction: Why do women’s eggs deteriorate as they age? The broad strokes have been well-known - the ticking of a woman’s biological clock increases risk of miscarriage and infertility, often caused by eggs with the wrong number of chromosomes, the structures that carry DNA.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Researchers who presented

Scientists find new clues to why female fertility declines with age

The medical evacuation of SpaceX's Crew-11 astronauts from the International Space Station shouldn't interfere with Artemis 2's launch to the moon, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says.

ISS astronaut evacuation shouldn't interfere with upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission, NASA chief says

Scientists say all signs indicate the so-called "megaberg" could be just days or weeks from totally disintegrating.

Iconic iceberg turns blue, on verge of totally disintegrating, NASA says

Though jellyfish don't have brains, they react to light and when presented with food, scientists found.

We may have one thing in common with jellyfish, new research finds

In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.  NASA canceled its first spacewalk of the year because of the health issue.  The space agency did not identify the astronaut or the medical issue, citing patient privacy.

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