A Chinese research team has developed a new concept for extracting thermal energy from low-tempera...

Researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete, gapless genome sequences from a variety of species, according to a new study. This software, called Verkko, makes the process of assembling complete genome sequenc…

Guilt is an unpleasant and overwhelming emotion, but researchers at the University of Basel have demonstrated that placebos can effectively reduce feelings of guilt, even when the placebo is administered openly. In our interactions with others, we may not alw…

Spinosaurs, or spined reptiles were an unusual group of theropod dinosaurs known for their 'sail back' feature. Researchers have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British Spinosaurs.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has captured a detailed view of an elongated asteroid over a couple of days. Here's what has been revealed.

Paul Berg, a Nobel laureate biochemist whose breakthrough in splicing DNA molecules helped place the foundations for the biotech industry, but who was once so…

Scientists recently named a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by craters near the Moon’s South Pole. This unique feature will now be referred to as “Mons Mouton,” after NASA mathematician and computer programmer Melba Roy Mouton …

In a rare and astonishing view, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured three galaxies which are set to merge.

Leonardo da Vinci's centuries-old sketches show that he may have understood key aspects of gravity long before Galileo, Newton, and Einstein.

UCLA scientists have uncovered that minerals found on the asteroid were formed as a result of interactions with water over 4.5 billion years ago. Mineral samples obtained from the Ryugu asteroid by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft of Japan are aiding the University o…

NASA has announced that the astronauts responsible for the first crewed test flight of SpaceX’s Dragon will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for

Our species’ space exploration efforts come in many shapes and sizes, and spread out in several research directions. The most high-profile areas we...

Our Solar System is a pretty busy place.

A strong solar flare categorised as an X-class solar storm was released from the sun on Friday, creating temporary radio blackouts on the northern hemisphere...

A new insight into how tsetse flies mate could bolster the arsenal of tools to manage the spread of disease by these insects, which cause life-threatening illnesses throughout much of sub-Saharan A…

The International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration used an underwater robot to observe the nearly Florida-sized glacier in Antarctica.

February 1 marks the 20th anniversary of the NASA space shuttle Columbia tragedy that killed astronaut Kalpana Chawla.More than 100 people gathered at the

As part of the study, a team of international scientists performed detailed DNA tests on 3,400 patients who were on 39 different medications.

The articles associated with this Special Collection focus on the NASA BASALT (Biologic Analog Science Associated with Lava Terrains) Research Program

Russia's long-awaited MS-23 mission will launch late next week.

A mini-moon is an asteroid that the Earth traps in its gravity and that enters into the same orbit as our planet. These objects can share some rotations with our planet and then d

Russia's long-awaited MS-23 mission will launch late next week. The mission will attempt to bring back the two cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut whose Soyuz ...

Rising global temperatures are leading to a decrease in the amount of organic carbon being deposited in the ocean floor. An international group of researchers meticulously collected data from over 50 years of oceanic scientific drilling expeditions to carry o…

Astronomers captured newly released photos of inside the heart of spiral galaxies with infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.

New research has finally given scientists mind-blowing insight into how centipedes see without relying on visible light.