When it comes to finding life outside of Earth, it’s hard to know where to look. The dark and icy
Remember when the Solar System was simple? When you learned to say My Very Easy Method Just Sped Up Naming
Lots of video games let you take on the role of the anti-hero: Grand Theft Auto, Hitman, even Mario’s mischievous
Have you ever seen fine water condensation on a transparent surface shimmer like a rainbow? Scientists have now figured out
For years, scientists have warned of the “next big one,” an earthquake so powerful that it could topple buildings, slash
Lab-made marijuana is coming. In a move that’s expected to transform the marijuana and pharmaceutical industries, scientists at the University
There’s a lot of junk in Earth’s orbit we don’t tend to see in our skies; a lot of that space debris
History hasn’t left us with the best impression of the Roman emperor Nero. Depending on who you ask, he was
People who believe in conspiracy theories might be more likely to engage in petty crime, and no, this is not
Once again, scientists have scrutinised one of the strangest stars in the sky to understand its wild light fluctuations. The
As far as environmental supervillains go, atmospheric carbon is the kingpin of crime. And just like in the comic books,
New analysis of 40 years’ worth of satellite data shows that it’s a near-certainty that humanity is actively causing global
The newly launched Nokia 9 PureView has something no other smartphone has: a five-camera array on the back. But before
Stratocumulus clouds are rather boring. They’re not as elegant as cirrus clouds (those horsetail wisps high in the sky) or
Winter weather in the United Kingdom is known to be raw and bleak but, on Monday, the Sun shined in
Over four billion years ago, when Earth was turbulent and new, a strange spark of life grew into existence. We’re
A man died after crashing a 2016 Tesla Model S into a tree in Miami, Florida yesterday afternoon, according to
It was the most explosive scientific controversy of 2018: Chinese scientist He Jiankui brazenly announced in November he had created
Facebook’s treatment of its legions of content moderators is under scrutiny after the publication of a report alleging tough working
Japan’s space agency pulled off something awesome this week. Its spacecraft Hayabusa2 touched down on asteroid Ryugu, collected a sample,
This February, mother nature is keeping us occupied with a puzzling new riddle, and the solution has even got the
We already know that cats can be as neurotic as their owners are, but just how deep are the personality
Have you ever wondered how fish manage to survive temperatures below freezing in Antarctic waters? (You are now.) It’s a
Billions of years ago, Mars was likely a much warmer and wetter place than the cold, dry, barren world we
Never before in American history had so many people received a text message at the exact same time. It was
Social media sites like YouTube are stepping up their enforcement against anti-vax content. YouTube channels that promote anti-vaccination content are
At a staggering distance from the Sun, astronomers have just found what they think might be the most distant object
Back in January, the New Horizons spacecraft zoomed past the furthest object we’ve ever explored - Ultima Thule. But before that,
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which touched down in 2014, experienced a “hiccup” while booting up last week – but scientists
For centuries, the pyramids of Giza have puzzled researchers – not just their mysterious voids and hidden chambers, but exactly
Around 252 million years ago, Earth experienced catastrophic devastation – an extinction event so severe that it wiped out almost
Most of us know that at some point in our evolutionary history around 600 million years ago, single-celled organisms evolved
Richard Branson’s company Virgin Galactic has flown its first passenger on a rocket-powered spaceship. The flight is part of a
We might have a new contender for the youngest person to ever achieve nuclear fusion. Tennessee teenager Jackson Oswalt is
Diving to the bottom of the ocean is arguably harder than rocketing into space. Hundreds of astronauts have left Earth,
An ice shelf in Antarctica is about to give birth to a baby. This baby is a giant, spawned by
Last week, we reported on a mysterious new website, ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com, that shows you a new human face, generated by an
There are an awful lot of insects. It’s hard to say exactly how many because 80 percent haven’t yet been
Is there any dinosaur more iconic than Tyrannosaurus Rex? Its mighty jaws and fierce mien ignite the imaginations of four-year-olds
From December to April in Yosemite National Park, chilly water from melting mountain snow streams toward the eastern edge of
From above, the Namib Desert in Africa appears afflicted by disease, pocked with patches of bare earth that are either
Sixty-six million years ago, something changed the world catastrophically. Around 75 percent of the world’s plant and animal species died,
Years ago, the small, ratlike rodents could be seen scurrying across the sand and coral rubble on the Australian island
Earth might have a dizzying array of life forms, but our biology ultimately remains a solitary data point – we
When Charles Darwin famously visited the Galapagos Islands back in 1835, he discovered a volcanic archipelago that was home to
Damage-resistant genes. Healing powers. Very low risk of cancer. No, scientists aren’t describing Wolverine or Superman – those are the
We humans like to put labels and boundaries on things. For example, the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space is
Deep in the heart of physics there’s a lucky guess. It was an incredibly good guess, one that remains solid
