Scientists have filled in millions of missing pieces of human DNA, yielding the most complete, gapless sequence of the human
Deep in the Earth beneath us lie two blobs the size of continents. One is under Africa, the other under
Desert landscapes are not as lifeless as they look. Vast seas of sand dunes can not only grow, move, and
The Universe isn’t a chaotic free-for-all. Most of the stars are bound up in galaxies, which are separated by vast,
The dazzling northern lights could light up the skies as far south as the northern United States after the detection
By any measure you want to use, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption in January 2022 was a massive eruption.
It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it happens more often than you might think in the
From billions of light-years across the vast gulf of space-time, from the very dawn of the Universe, astronomers have detected
Our world is facing a huge challenge: we need to create enough high-quality, diverse and nutritious food to feed a
The Milky Way is older than astronomers thought, or part of it is. A newly-published study shows that part of
Australia’s spectacular Great Barrier Reef is suffering “mass bleaching” as corals lose their color under the stress of warmer seas,
At the distant end of the Solar System, far from the Sun’s warmth and light, a truly unique world drifts
Ancient, primordial helium that was forged in the wake of the Big Bang is leaking from Earth’s core, scientists report
A new analysis of one of the most famous explosions in the cosmos has revealed a curious asymmetry. Part of
When crazy ants roll into new parts of Texas, the invasive species wipe out local insects and lizards, drive away
Mammals are some of the most well-researched animals on Earth, yet there are potentially hundreds of undescribed species still hiding
Part of weighing up any decision involves considering the consequences that are going to come of it, and scientists have
A cell is not an island. Each one has a host of ways to detect its surroundings, and even physically
Long before the Incas rose to power in Peru and began to celebrate their sun god, a little known civilization
‘I saw it with my own eyes’ is something people often say. The implication is that since we perceived something,
A spacecraft that just skimmed the Sun has delivered the highest-resolution image yet of our home star’s full disk and
Meet Eli. He entered the second year of his life with gusto and now, aged 18 months, he is discovering
The study of a 30-million-year-old block of amber has revealed a lacewing fossil – not in the usual lacewing form,
In the last 260 million years, dinosaurs came and went, Pangea split into the continents and islands we see today,
You’re driving slowly along a street, looking for a place to park. You come across a long stretch of parallel
In 2014, the Japanese Space Agency JAXA launched the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft to visit asteroid Ryugu. It arrived at the
In the past 24 hours, people uploaded more than 720,000 hours’ worth of footage onto YouTube. According to calculations made
Powerful ambush hunters, Boa constrictor snakes are notorious for brutally incapacitating their prey – by squeezing them to death before
An Antarctic ice shelf larger than New York City – in an area previously thought to be stable – has
Astronomers have detected a cloud of dust the size of a whole star, 330 light-years away. Its cause? A colossal
On a long-enough scale, our Sun is rather predictable. Roughly every 11 years, it goes through a cycle of high
For the better part of four centuries, Greenland’s southern coast defined the westernmost edge of Viking occupation. Seduced by visions
There was a time when our Universe was nothing but an opaque, lightless sea of swirling gas. By the time
The glorious geological features of Yellowstone National Park in the US, powered by wells of hot water, are well known
A new type of high-frequency acoustic wave discovered propagating on the Sun seems to be defying expectations. The waves appear
The United Nations said Wednesday it wanted the whole world covered by weather disaster early warning systems within five years
One of the most famous archaeological sites in the world may be named after a simple misunderstanding. The ancient Incan
Scientists have confirmed the speed of sound on Mars, using equipment on the Perseverance rover to study the red planet’s
Archaeologists in Scotland shed “genuine tears” upon discovering a stone covered with geometric carvings that the Picts, the Indigenous people
The cutting-edge number-crunching capabilities of artificial intelligence mean that AI systems are able to spot diseases early, manage chemical reactions,
Rare-earth elements are crucial components in all kinds of electronics, from smartphones and broadband cables to wind turbines and electric cars.
When a dog-sized Psittacosaurus was living out its days on Earth, it was probably concerned with mating, eating, and not
Record-breaking heatwaves hit both Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously this week, with temperatures reaching 47°C and 30°C higher than normal.
Amid the pandemic and other struggles that have affected most people on Earth in recent years, there are some bright
Fish communities on Australia’s famed Great Barrier Reef may become less colorful as oceans warm and corals bleach, according to
The Juno probe has been tasked with studying a leviathan: Jupiter, the heavyweight of the Solar System, King of the
When the dinosaur-destroying asteroid collided with Earth 66 million years ago, massive amounts of sulfur – volumes more than were
Spiders rely quite significantly on touch to sense the world around them. Their bodies and legs are covered in tiny
