Science News staffers took to different parts of the United States to take in the eclipse’s glow. Here’s a glimpse of what we saw during the 2024 event.

Peter Higgs, who theorized the existence of the ground-breaking Higgs boson 50 years before it was officially discovered, died after a brief illness.

Though spikes of carbon-14 in tree rings may be related to solar flares, evidence of the disruptive 1859 Carrington event has been difficult to find until now.

How cyanobacteria killed one climate and created our habitable Earth.

Scientists studying the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 had a strong focus on Earth’s atmosphere.

Neighborhoods with higher populations of people of color usually have fewer trees. Planting trees could save hundreds of lives every year.