Light that traveled for more than 8.5 billion years to reach us was the last gasp of a dying star
An ancient bone is helping scientists refine the timeline of humanity’s relationship with our best friends – the canine companions
Most species are transitory. They go extinct, branch into new species or change over time due to random mutations and
We’re putting more and more satellites into orbit, and along with all the welcome technological and scientific advances that brings,
When it comes to singing, bats have most species beat tooth over claw. Sure, their tunes might not be on
Without strong climate action, forests on every continent will be highly flammable for at least 30 extra days per year
SpaceX is set Wednesday to launch the first private – and Japanese – lander to the Moon. A Falcon 9
A study of 26 years’ worth of wolf behavioral data, and an analysis of the blood of 229 wolves, has
For the first time in decades, Hawaii’s Mauna Loa – the largest active volcano in the world – erupted, turning
Some of Earth’s weirdest fungi, including types of lichen, mycorrhizal, and insect symbiotes, never quite seemed to fit in our
Archaeologists have discovered several ancient mummies in Egypt sporting gold chips where their tongues should be. The auspicious discovery was
The Perseverance rover may have just found evidence of organic compounds in the rocks of the Jezero Crater. Previous studies
In one of the most polluted rivers in Central America, a vulnerable crocodile species is thriving despite living in waters
Today, Mars is colloquially known as the ‘Red Planet’ on account of how its dry, dusty landscape is rich in
Packs of sausage dogs might have been made to fight larger animals like bears or perform acrobatics in the Colosseum
A newly discovered brain in a 525-million-year-old arthropod fossil looks to be the oldest found so far – and it
Scientists have found small pockets of seawater that have been trapped in rock for some 390 million years, a discovery
Earth is about 29 percent land and 71 percent oceans. How significant is that mix for habitability? What does it
WASP-39b, a gas giant about 700 light-years away, is turning out to be quite the exoplanetary treasure. Earlier this year,
NASA’s Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully. A little
Human babies pack a lot of growth into those nine months between conception and birth to give them and their
EMBARGO Friday 25 November 1900 GMT | Saturday 26 November 0600 AEDT Our glorious little blue marble of a planet
For something that emits no light that we can detect, black holes just love to cloak themselves in radiance. Some
As the world warms up, vast tranches of permafrost are melting, releasing material that’s been trapped in its icy grip
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the
For just the sixth time in recorded history, astronomers managed to catch a glimpse of an asteroid before it slammed
Several small, slender pendants uncovered from Stone Age graves on an island in a Russian lake more than 80 years
Many children grow up gazing up at the night sky, dreaming of becoming astronauts who boldly go to the Moon
In 2015, David Hole was prospecting in Maryborough Regional Park near Melbourne, Australia. Armed with a metal detector, he discovered
A team of researchers has cracked a five century-old code which reveals a rumored French plot to kill the Holy
A newly found exoplanet just 200 light-years away could shed new light on one of planetary science’s strangest mysteries. At
The ripples in space-time generated by colliding black holes have taught us a lot about these enigmatic objects. These gravitational
We humans can’t stop playing with our food. Just think of all the different ways of serving potatoes – entire
Long dismissed as forgeries, a handful of ancient Roman coins uncovered in Transylvania more than three centuries ago have been
At the end of October, a Mississippi resident made a rare discovery along the drought-stricken Mississippi River – a fossilized
Is there anything good about volcanoes? They can be violent, dangerous, and unpredictable. For modern humans, volcanoes are mostly an
To be a sheep is to blindly follow the crowd. But is a sheep’s sheepiness really enough to make an
Seventeen hundred years ago, a female spider monkey was presented as a treasured gift – and later brutally sacrificed –
Many of us rely on GPS (Global Positioning System) to estimate travel times, find our way to new places, avoid
The Orion spacecraft made its first close flyby of the Moon on Monday 21 November, coming as close as 81
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere could exacerbate efforts to clean up our increasingly cluttered shell of orbiting
Fast-melting glaciers are releasing staggering amounts of bacteria into rivers and streams, which could transform icy ecosystems, scientists warn. In
We’re getting closer to resolving the strange mystery presented by hundreds of enormous filaments dangling through the heart of the
Physicists have long struggled to explain why the Universe started out with conditions suitable for life to evolve. Why do
Humans are on track to live and work on the Moon by 2030, a NASA official has said. “We’re going
Researchers dug up two fossils belonging to ancient, flappy, and snouted arthropod relatives from what’s now a sheep field near
Say hello to ronnagrams and quettameters: International scientists gathered in France voted on Friday for new metric prefixes to express
Step outside of the Milky Way for a moment and you might notice the bright disc of stars we call
