
Winter solstice marks start of astronomical winter in Northern Hemisphere
The shortest day of the year falls on Sunday as daylight begins to lengthen again.

The shortest day of the year falls on Sunday as daylight begins to lengthen again.

Researchers say drone-based sampling of whale blows offers a noninvasive way to monitor pathogens in wild populations.

Festive displays and time off cited as factors behind seasonal uptick in reports, though researchers urge caution in interpreting the trend

Reanalysis of Cassini data suggests a high‑pressure ice layer beneath Titan's crust, not a global ocean, with implications for habitability and future missions.

New ancient-DNA analysis by the Natural History Museum and UCL reclassifies the 2,000-year-old skeleton as local to Roman-era Britain.

FBI says a post-doctoral researcher on a J-1 visa faces charges tied to smuggling E. coli and making false statements; the case adds to biosecurity concerns at U.S. research institutions.

Analysis of Vindolanda sewer sediments uncovers whipworms, roundworms and Giardia duodenalis, marking the first known evidence of the parasite in Roman Britain and suggesting chronic infections weakened troops.

Kingsley was the only guard convicted of murder in the death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Correctional Facility; prosecutors say he refused responsibility and called for reforms.

Michaela Benthaus, a spinal cord injury survivor and European Space Agency employee, reaches the edge of space on a Blue Origin suborbital flight organized with help from a retired SpaceX manager.