The way we think about lightning tends to be somewhat directional. It arcs down from the sky in cracking streams
When a spacecraft arrives at its destination, it settles into an orbit for science operations. But after the primary mission
Modern agricultural science has brought us some super-powered plants, and as we humans are wont to do, we took full
One of the most famous structures in Earth’s sky has just been revealed in a brand new light. Mid- and
Along with a disgruntled squark, some chickens also blush when you swoop down and scoop them up. A new study
Anyone indulging in a paleo-style diet might want to think about adding a few more vegetables. The teeth and bones
A black hole analog could tell us a thing or two about an elusive radiation theoretically emitted by the real
Finding new ways to slow fleeting waves of light or even stop them in their tracks could lead to more
For the first time, researchers have simulated neurological junctions called synapses using the same water and salt ingredients the brain
With a name that means ‘little brain’ in Latin, the cerebellum comprises just 10 percent of the entire brain’s mass.
A survey carried out of the Baltinglass landscape in Ireland has uncovered the first cluster of rare and mysterious Neolithic
In a small town high in the Colombian Andes, Clovisnerys Bejarano kneels before a glass box holding the petrified corpse
Experts have produced a new report on one of the most fascinating shipwrecks of the Late Middle Ages, detailing discoveries
The hunt for the elusive Planet Nine goes on, and new research claims to have the “strongest statistical evidence yet”
In the two decades to 2019, global plastic production doubled. By 2040, plastic manufacturing and processing could consume as much
We can now hear one of the largest and most ancient living organisms on Earth whisper with the tremble of
Rocks that formed some 3.7 billion years ago in the early Archean have given us the earliest glimpse yet of
How do we understand past societies? For centuries, our main sources of information have been pottery sherds, burial sites and
There may not be any insects on Mars, but new photos from an orbiting spacecraft have revealed a plethora of
Over the last 25 years, the ozone hole which forming over Antarctica each spring has started to shrink. But over
Solar sails are an enigmatic and majestic way to travel across the gulf of space. Drawing an analogy to the
Tiny ticking atoms are the metric by which we most precisely gauge the passage of time. As they hang suspended
Most of us have experienced the sudden, deafening blare of a car’s modified muffler, shattering your tranquility into a million
Of all plastic waste pollution that can be traced back to its producer, almost a quarter can be traced back
The venerable Hubble Space Telescope is like a gift that keeps on giving. Not only is it still making astronomical
Natural diamonds take billions of years to form in the extreme pressures and temperatures deep underground. Synthetic forms can be
If you’re scientifically minded, you might not think much of horoscopes and their predictions of your fated future, even if
In the darkest corners of the planet, where the light of the Sun never touches, eerie glows can yet be
As the climate warms and Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets melt, the resulting rise in sea level has the potential
The absolutely incredible discovery of several fully articulated shark fossils from the Late Cretaceous, 105 to 72 million years ago,
The Lyrid meteor shower is in full swing this week. Every year from April 15 to April 29, dozens of
Decades-old mathematics might finally explain some features of the ‘oddballs’ of matter: granular materials that sometimes behave like a solid,
The resting mass of ghostly neutrinos is one of the most sought-after quantities in particle physics that scientists are one
An analysis of a vast database of compounds has revealed a curious repeating pattern in the way matter composes itself.
Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all. A thorough investigation published in
NASA’s Voyager 1 probe – the most distant man-made object in the Universe – is returning usable information to ground
Research shows the way we perceive time passing, as either fast or slow, can be shaped by all manner of
You may never be able to go home again, as the old proverb asserts, but for a chunk of rock
Can tidal forces cause an exoplanet’s surface to radiate heat? This is what a recent study accepted to The Astronomical
When it comes to its connection to the sky, Stonehenge is best known for its solar alignments. Every midsummer’s night
Almost half of China’s major cities are sinking, putting millions of locals at risk of flooding, according to a new
Worlds don’t get much wilder than Jupiter‘s moon Io. It packs more volcanism than any other body in the Solar
New research reveals that the process of remembering something long-term comes at a cost – specifically, inflammation in the brain
Last year Earth warmed around 0.2 °C more than climate models predicted. While that may not seem like much in
In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists already know that we might be looking for a world that’s very different
We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves.
The quest to generate more energy from less material while avoiding burning any more fossil fuels than our planet can
Not only does God play dice, that great big casino of quantum physics could have far more rooms than we
