In 2014, amateur astronomers in New Zealand glimpsed a flare of light emanating from the constellation of Centauri. NASA later
Until recently, one of the biggest myths in science was that all dinosaurs have been extinct for the past 65
The pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus northropi is the largest known flying animal to have ever existed, living on Earth more than 67
Recently, scientists in Hornsund, Svalbard – a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic ocean – witnessed a polar bear pursuing a
After a detailed analysis of where the James Webb Space Telescope is now (29 December 2021) and how it got
We’re so far down the road of climate change, that even making drastic cuts to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels won’t
It might not look like much, but here is the first monumental image from the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). Earlier
Astronomers have captured a breathtaking radio wave image, showing our closest radio active black hole spewing out massive jets of
Researchers have imagined a lightweight, flying saucer-style rover that can float across the surface of the Moon and other airless
Beijing on Tuesday accused the United States of irresponsible and unsafe conduct in space over two “close encounters” between the
The mummy of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I was so exquisitely wrapped – decorated with flower garlands and buried with a lifelike
A summary of decades of research on a rather ‘out-there’ idea involving viruses from space raises questions on just how
Finding the right work-life balance is by no means a new issue in our society. But the tension between the
We sort of take for granted the depictions of prehistoric beasties illustrated in the books of our childhood. But piecing
On the grand cosmic scale, our little corner of the Universe isn’t all that special – this idea lies at
Every year, Hubble takes a little time to turn its electronic eyes closer to home. Rather than staring into vast
Psychologists call it the dark triad: an intersection of three of the most malevolent tendencies of human nature – psychopathy,
It’s a question that has puzzled observers for centuries: do the fantastic green and crimson light displays of the aurora
Every geography schoolbook has them: maps that look like today’s Earth, but not quite, since all continents are merged into
The world’s most powerful space telescope on Saturday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres (930,000
The forthcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope offers unprecedented new opportunities for astronomers. It’s also a timely opportunity
A new type of weather condition has been observed, existing primarily in one particular part of the world: compact, slow-moving,
Since early this year, skywatchers on Earth have been tracking Comet Leonard, a kilometer-wide dirty snowball made of ice, rock,
A sea monster that lived during the early dinosaur age is so unexpectedly colossal, it reveals that its kind grew to gigantic sizes
With an atmosphere acidic enough to strip the skin from your bones, Venus is far from what we might imagine
The science community is getting a very long-awaited Christmas gift this year – the much-delayed launch of the James Webb
A new study has demonstrated crows can assign value to their tools just like we do. “Many of us will
Interstellar space is a graveyard of lost souls. Adrift far from any star, these planets float in the darkness like
A nearly 6,000-year-old tomb unearthed in England holds the remains of 27 family members, representing a five-generation lineage descended from
It turns out there are still exciting new discoveries to be made in a field as well-studied as human anatomy:
Seconds count when it comes to tsunami alerts, and scientists may have found a warning sign that can be detected
From world politics to top-ranking businesses, to the upper rungs of academia and even Nobel laureates, men outnumber women by
Bird watchers in Massachusetts have been given an early Christmas present in the form of an incredibly rare sighting –
If creepy crawlies make you uncomfortable, be glad you weren’t living in the Carboniferous period (around 100 million years before
A rare and exquisitely preserved dinosaur embryo tucked inside an egg like a baby bird has been unearthed in southern
When the immense sound of the Ariane 5 rocket rumbles across Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana, it will signal the
Deep under the ice of Antarctica’s Ekström Ice Shelf there is nothing but complete darkness. Well, complete darkness and a
It’s been over a year since the Hayabusa2 probe delivered its precious cargo of dust from an alien space rock,
You may have experienced an unsettling amount of swaying and wobbling if you’ve been on a bridge with large numbers
A team of physicists claims to have entangled a superconducting qubit and a tardigrade, moving the freezing, tiny, and well-controlled
In another context, Jupiter‘s moon Ganymede might have been a planet. As the largest moon in our Solar System, it’s one
Famed for their swift longboats and bloody incursions, Vikings have long been associated with brutal, over-the-top violence. Between the eighth
Billions of birds die each year from collisions with tall glass buildings, communication towers and power lines – a gobsmacking
The much-delayed launch of the James Webb space telescope will go ahead on December 24, NASA and the company overseeing
The picturesque and remote Faroe Islands sit in the North Atlantic, between Norway and Iceland, around 200 miles (322 kilometers)
Spiraling fractal branches draw connections between a staggering 2.2 million living species on Earth in the most comprehensive tree of
If you want to be dazzled by a spectacular northern lights display, your best bet is to skywatch near the North Pole.
When we want to really connect with others, we usually limit ourselves to family and close friends. Opening up to
