An unusual whale feeding technique only recorded for the first time in 2011 may have been around for at least
Dinosaur fossils featuring arms with a suspect bend at the elbow and wrist could hint at the presence of an
For decades, astronomers have watched a mysterious blob named X7 drift around the supermassive black hole at the heart of
Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said Monday, its lowest extent in the
The Standard Model of particle physics is our current best-guess on what the blue-prints for matter looks like. Of all
To call Venus a real oddball of a planet would be slightly understating the issue. It is so very similar
In HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us, human civilization has fallen in the face of a fungal takeover triggered
Prehistoric stone tools found in a cave in Poland 50 years ago were recentlyidentified as some of the oldest ever
High up on the Colorado Plateau, in what is today the state of New Mexico, sit the remains of what
Quantum mechanics deals with the behavior of the Universe at the super-small scale: atoms and subatomic particles that operate in
The demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea is currently no place for people – which is exactly why,
Even if we manage to stabilize Earth’s temperatures by peaking at 2 °C, Greenland’s and Antarctica’s vast ice sheets are
Cheaper to produce and better at absorbing higher energy forms of light, perovskite materials have the potential to replace silicon
Of the roughly three billion base pairs making up the human genome, only around 2 percent encodes proteins, leaving the
The Universe is filled with magnetic fields. Although the Universe is electrically neutral, atoms can be ionized into positively charged
In a scientific first, researchers have recorded brain activity from living octopuses moving freely and blithely going about their octopus
If a nuclear bomb were dropped in your city tomorrow, would you know where to take cover? Nuclear war is
There are a lot of weird and wonderful planets outside the Solar System, but a newly discovered world is a
A female orca appeared to have adopted or abducted a baby pilot whale in the first known case of its
In what once seemed like a pretty black and white case of camouflage, the explanation for the zebra’s striking pattern
A spacecraft studying the wild ways of our magnificent Sun has captured an event rarely seen from our position here
The short answer is wind happens because the Sun heats some parts of the planet more than others, and this
Every animal on Earth may house the molecular machinery to sense magnetic fields, even those organisms that don’t navigate or
Google scientists said Wednesday they have passed a major milestone in their quest to develop effective quantum computing, with a
An ancient three-dimensional star-shaped ‘thing’ still baffles scientists more than a century after its discovery. The undetermined whatchamacallits were found
For the first time, astronomers have spotted evidence of a pair of dwarf galaxies featuring giant black holes on a
Millions of conifers have been destroyed across Europe due to infestations of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), and
Ghost imaging is a sophisticated and incredibly useful set of techniques that scientists deploy to photograph light-sensitive objects in surprisingly
A cave in southern France has revealed evidence of the first use of bows and arrows in Europe by modern
Dust storms are a serious hazard on Mars. While smaller storms and dust devils happen regularly, larger ones happen every
More than 2,000 years ago, a young woman on the Italian island of Sardinia died for unknown reasons. Her body
The tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) has some surprising properties, scientists have discovered: properties that could enable it to provide a
The image above may look like a fairly normal picture of the night sky, but what you’re looking at is
Sending a lander to Venus presents several huge engineering problems. Granted, we’d get a break from the nail-biting entry, descent,
A handful of objects uncovered in JWST data has astronomers stumped. What’s thought to be half a dozen galaxies appear
Animals are contaminated with hazardous forever chemicals on every continent except Antarctica, according to a new report. Creatures ranging from
The US military is intensifying its commitment to the development and use of autonomous weapons, as confirmed by an update
Who would’ve thought a wrinkled-up, nearly blind sac of a mammal would be such a guru on ways to stay
Mars rovers tasked with hunting for traces of biology could roll over microscopic life forms without smelling a thing, simply
A “very lethargic” alligator was captured in a New York park, city officials said Monday, likely released by its owner
Our home planet is seeming more like a jawbreaker the more we learn about its interior. A new analysis of
Scientists have produced a sensor that converts light into an electrical signal at an astonishing 200 percent efficiency – a
An in-depth analysis has finally revealed the make-up of a bizarre ‘mummified mer-monkey’ housed at the Enju-in Temple in Asakuchi
Archaeologists have uncovered what could be a rare example of an ancient sex toy carved from wood, found in a
Jupiter is well known for its spectacular aurorae, thanks in no small part to the Juno orbiter and recent images
Two newly discovered forms of frozen salt water could help scientists resolve a mystery concerning the Solar System’s ice-encrusted moons.
By listening to the echo of earthquakes bouncing about inside our planet, we can make a good guess at what’s
Russia’s space agency said Saturday it was planning to send a rescue ship on February 24 to bring home three
