In the permanent twilight of the mesopelagic, a silent predator hunts. The enigmatic giant squid is rarely observed in its
One of the most extreme stars in the Milky Way just got even more wack. Scientists have measured the mass
A newly developed, water-activated disposable paper battery promises to make a big impact on single-use electronics – those temporary gadgets
A Polish scientific institute has categorized domestic cats as an “invasive alien species.” The Polish Academy of Sciences has defined
A climate scientist at Tohoku University in Japan has run the numbers and does not think today’s mass extinction event
A farm in England was the unlikely source of a Jurassic jackpot: A treasure trove of 183 million-year-old fossils. On
Grab any physics textbook and you’ll find formula after formula describing how things wobble, fly, swerve and stop. The formulas
Scientists experimenting on mice have found evidence that key parts of the modern human brain take more time to develop
Miners in Angola have uncovered a massive pink diamond that may be the biggest gem of its kind found in
During a recent expedition to the largely unexplored depths of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge, marine researchers stumbled upon something odd:
The temperature on the Moon can vary from boiling to freezing depending on whether it’s night or day, but scientists
Peer long enough into the heavens, and the Universe starts to resemble a city at night. Galaxies take on characteristics
This weekend, a massive, uncontrolled rocket booster is predicted to hurtle back to Earth, with a high chance that at
In a time when flaunting your best self on social media has become a norm, narcissistic traits seem to be
Ever since space probe Juno gave us our first incredible views of the poles of Jupiter, the regions have fascinated
Two skyscraper-size asteroids are zooming toward Earth this weekend, with one making its closest approach on Friday (29 July) and
Humankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for this
Once upon a time, when our planet Earth was very young and very new, there was not a single scrap
Amongst thousands of impressions in a large rock surface, one stood out from the crowd. The imprint of a tough
A third set of human remains were found in Nevada’s Lake Mead on 25 July as water levels have receded to historic
The chance of someone being killed by space junk falling from the sky may seem ridiculously tiny. After all, nobody
The biggest shark in our oceans already has a reputation for being a gentle giant, and it seems there’s more
At 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of New Mexico, a dreadful slice of
New footage showing a giant, peculiar-looking tentacled sea creature floating languidly in the depths of the Pacific Ocean has left
Moscow said Tuesday it was leaving the International Space Station “after 2024” amid tensions with the West, in a move
Researchers have been able to use an analysis of ancient rock crystals – and the magnetism records locked inside them
Pollination is the trademark of flowering plants, with animal pollinators such as bees and birds sustaining the world’s food supplies
In 2016, the Curiosity rover came across something really peculiar in Gale Crater on Mars. On the slope of Mount
When mechanical engineering graduate student Faye Yap saw a dead spider curled up in the hallway, it got her thinking
Not all stars are happy to just hang around, orbiting the galactic center with all the other stars. Some stars
While studying diamonds inside an ancient meteorite, scientists have found a strange, interwoven microscopic structure that has never been seen
When the history of the rise of the robots is written, perhaps this might feature in the opening chapter: a
Given its similarities to its neighbor, Saturn, it seems natural to ask why Jupiter doesn’t also have a magnificent, extensive
Amber Heard has one of the world’s most beautiful faces – that is, according to cosmetic surgeon Julian De Silva.
NASA’s Institute for Advanced Concepts is famous for supporting outlandish ideas in the astronomy and space exploration fields. Since being
Conspiracy theories are hardly a modern affliction: think of the JFK assassination or the long history of UFO sightings. Yet
There’s something curious in the blood of black bears that allows them to hibernate for seven months a year while
Have you heard of LU Camelopardalis, QZ Serpentis, V1007 Herculis, and BK Lyncis? No, they’re not members of a boy
The fungus Entomophthora muscae has a survival strategy that’s both fascinating and potentially going to put you off your next
From sniffing out diabetes, cancers and positive COVID-19 cases to being disgustingly interested in poop, we all know dogs have
There’s something very odd about this image from the Hubble Space Telescope. If you look closely, you can see two
Plants can go to extraordinary lengths to tempt pollinators to do their bidding. From donning female insect disguises (complete with
A team of physicists has used a pair of vibrating rods to measure the gravitational constant to incredibly fine precision.
When you’re barely the size of an eyelash and on the hunt for fast-moving prey, having a bear trap strapped
The biggest known canyon in the Solar System is getting the star treatment in new images from the European Space
Microbes are the smallest known living organisms on Earth and can be found just about everywhere, even in the cold,
A digital twin is a copy of a person, product, or process that is created using data. This might sound
It hasn’t even been a fortnight since the first image release, and the James Webb Space Telescope is just continuously
