Synthesizing new proteins – the building blocks of biological life – is a scientific field of immense potential, and a
On Wednesday night US time, a passenger jet and US Army helicopter collided at a low altitude near Ronald Reagan
Though it’s a cold, dead planet, Mars still has its own natural beauty about it. This image shows us something
You can stop a clock from ticking, but it’s a lot harder to figure out how to stop humanity’s relentless
The world’s space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there’s currently a 1 in
New images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft make Io’s nature clear. It’s the most volcanically active world in the Solar System,
When astronomers detected the first long-predicted gravitational waves in 2015, it opened a whole new window into the Universe. Before
Giant radio galaxies are cosmic megastructures that can span millions of light-years, making them some of the largest-known structures in
A mouse with no biological mother has survived to adulthood in China – a major scientific achievement that’s been years
Our planet’s Moon might look dead and stagnant from our vantage point here on Earth, but a new study suggests
On Thursday January 30th, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are doing a 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.
A piece of fossilised vomit, dating back to when dinosaurs roamed Earth, has been discovered in Denmark, the Museum of
Babies are like little detectives, constantly piecing together clues about the world around them. If you’ve ever noticed your baby
The unexpected jump in global temperatures since 2023 has helped fuel a relentless assault of associated disasters around the world,
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI
On 22 February 1498, a well-weathered mid-40s Christopher Columbus ordained in writing that his estate in the Italian port city
Large swathes of one of Earth’s largest carbon sinks are now emitting rather than capturing CO2. More than a third
Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars’ intense heat. Both are disintegrating
Earth bubbles and broils beneath an underwater peak called Axial Seamount, located 480 kilometers (300 miles) off Oregon’s coast, causing
Scientists just set a new record in attempts to create an ‘artificial Sun’ down here on planet Earth. The team
Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth’s crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from
NASA created a haunting audio clip of sound waves rippling out of a supermassive black hole, located 250 million light-years
An incredible video captured from the International Space Station shows an aurora from above, rippling with the unusual green light
Our Solar System is a carefully balanced celestial dance held together by a virtually perfect balance of gravity and inertia.
Biodiversity was booming in the early Cretaceous Period, and not just among dinosaurs. The oceans also teemed with life, including
The intricate whorls and striations of dust that drift between the stars have just been revealed in stupefying detail. In
An international team of astronomers has detected mysterious chirping signals in an unexpected region of space, raising major questions about
You might think that explaining why the sky is blue would be kind of simple. But even a brief explanation
It’s long been thought our species was unique in its ability to adapt to harsh climates like bone-dry deserts or
Water is the essence of life. Every living thing on Earth contains water within it. The Earth is rich with
In 1983 archaeologists excavating a cave in South Africa discovered an unusual femur bone. It belonged to an unspecified antelope
Ancient fossils of the world’s very first dinosaurs may be buried in places almost impossible to investigate, according to new
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are intense flashes of radio light that last for only a fraction of a second. They
The world’s largest iceberg looks set to collide with a group of remote islands in the southern Atlantic, risking the
When you imagine a coral, it’s probably not walking around. In fact, by most accounts, corals are sessile, meaning they
An object we thought belonged to the most common category of planet in the galaxy has turned out to be
The space debris problem won’t solve itself. We’ve been kicking the can down the road for years as we continue
Winds circling a gas giant more than 500 light years from Earth have been detected flowing at supersonic speeds approaching
Roblox isn’t just another video game – it’s a massive virtual universe where nearly 90 million people from around the
Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in Colorado, the southern
It’s time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially
It’s one of the most often asked questions I get, while showing off the Moon to the public. “Can you
In the Wasatch Mountains of the western US on the slopes above a spring-fed lake, there dwells a single giant
Scientists have confirmed the space around us appears to be growing faster than physics can explain, based off precise measurements
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has been exploring Mars since 2012 and more recently has found evidence of ice-free ancient ponds and
The Andromeda galaxy is our closest galactic neighbour, barring dwarf galaxies that are gravitationally bound to the Milky Way. When
An ancient skull that was found in Turkey close to a century ago does not belong to Cleopatra’s younger, rebellious
If you were to perfectly follow the steps in An Idiot’s Guide to Making a Solar System, you should eventually
