A colorful, festive image shows different types of light containing the remains of not one, but at least two exploded stars. This supernova remnant is known as 30 Doradus B (30 Dor B for short) and is part of a larger region of space where stars have been con…

The orbital launch year is about to kick off in Florida in the same way it ended 2023: with the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. On board the workhorse launch vehicle is a communications satellite

They’ve been named Timorebestia, Latin for “terror beasts”.

Exploring the enigmatic aspects of Neanderthal psychology reveals intriguing facets of their cognitive landscape.

A major geological event is sending 'foundations of diamonds' up the Earth's service

Astronomers have found pond-like ripples on the gaseous disk of the oldest known barred spiral galaxy. What do the ripples tell us?

Researchers have developed a novel catalyst system for converting CO2 into industrial raw materials, demonstrating efficiency and stability in CO2 conversion.

Scientific Reports - Comparative analysis of reconstructed ancestral proteins with their extant counterparts suggests primitive life had an alkaline habitat

United Launch Alliance’s 200-foot-tall Vulcan Centaur blends power and flexibility. Here's what to know about its upcoming first flight.

I visited Hilton Head Health, a resort that teaches guests how to live healthier to figure out what's next for me after gastric bypass surgery.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the inaugural flight of its new Vulcan rocket…

The sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:55 p.m. EST, on Dec. 31, 2023. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event.

Scientists have used the Event Horizon Telescope to capture an image of a supermassive black hole, providing insights into physics and the potential to test observation methods and theories.

Jellyfish regeneration looks a lot like that of amphibians and other animals.

If you have a deep-seated, nagging worry over dropping your phone in molten lava, you're in luck. A research team led by materials scientists at Duke University has developed a method for rapidly discovering a new class of materials with heat and electronic t…

A mathematical equation that considers the balance between enthalpy and entropy can be used to help synthesize disordered ceramics.

A new study has found that evolution is not as unpredictable as previously thought, which could allow scientists to explore which genes could be useful to tackle real-world issues such as antibiotic resistance, disease, and climate change.

Chris Glein, a lead scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, joins Planetary Radio to talk about the discovery of phosphorus in the oceans of…

We report the oldest direct evidence of thylakoid membranes in a parallel-to-contorted arrangement within the enigmatic cylindrical microfossils Navifusa majensis from the McDermott Formation, Tawallah Group, Australia (1.78–1.73 Ga).

A significant paleontological site near Grande Prairie has unveiled a rare prehistoric lizard's remains, offering crucial insights into the late Cretaceous period's ecosystem and climate.

Tiny fossils that have spent nearly 2 billion years locked up in chunks of ancient rock are giving us the earliest evidence yet for photosynthesis on Earth.

The “remarkable” fossil came to be following a seemingly improbable chain of events.

Here's why the answer may forever elude scientists.

The mini-halos of dark matter scattered throughout the cosmos could function as highly sensitive probes of primordial magnetic fields. This is what emerges from a theoretical study conducted by SISSA and published in Physical Review Letters.