Every year, an explosion with an energy output comparable to the Hiroshima atomic bomb occurs in our atmosphere without advance warning (as…

Excited dark matter signals could explain the source of three strange signals coming from the centre of the Milky Way galaxy.

What if the harshest, most uninhabitable places on Earth were hiding creatures in plain sight? That’s exactly what researchers have found in the Atacama Desert.

The night sky is full of wonder. Here's what to look out for tonight.

When Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered, it created a bit of a kerfuffle when it was reported it had a couple-percent chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. At 60 meters (196 feet) across, this w…

By watching Alzheimer’s-related protein clumping unfold second by second, researchers have uncovered new clues about the role of metal ions.

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Given the rapid pace of advancement of AI, how should academic journals adapt to these changes?  One issue might be an excess of submissions, but what other questions should be considered here?  Which reforms should be made? Your thoughts would be most welcom…

Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics—the theory governing tiny particles—with Einstein’s theory of gravity, which explains the behavior of stars, planets, and the structure of the universe. Researchers at TU Wien have now taken a new step…

Throughout history, humans have created myths and legends to make sense of the world around them. Most of the time, that’s exactly what they remain—myths and...

Set amid El Salvador’s modern, active volcanic landscape, tranquil blue waters fill a caldera formed by ancient eruptions.

Tech News News: Elon Musk's Starlink rival Amazon Leo has sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to dismiss Spacex’s 1 million-satellite proposal fo.

Researchers are painstakingly reconstructing the oldest-known map of the night sky – previously thought lost forever – by X-raying parchment that contains the star catalog hidden beneath other text.

Researchers found the first statistically significant evidence that global warming is accelerating. It's been topic of intense scientific inquiry for years.

Astronomers have captured the central region of our Milky Way in a striking new image, unveiling a complex network of filaments of cosmic gas in unprecedented detail. Obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), this rich dataset—the…

While exploring ancient seabeds in Morocco, scientists discovered strange wrinkle-like textures in deep-water sediments that shouldn’t have been there. These structures are usually made by sunlight-loving microbial mats in shallow waters. But the rocks formed…

Researchers in the US have demonstrated how quantum entanglement could be used to detect optical signals from astronomical sources at the single-photon level. Published in Nature, a team led by Pieter-Jan Stas at Harvard University showed how extremely weak l…

At some point, most people have found themselves holding a tilted carton of milk or bottle of cooking oil, patiently waiting for the last drops to drip out. Now, physicists at Brown University have done the math to show just how long you might have to wait.

The migration into Britain had its origins in the prehistoric wetlands of Belgium and the Netherlands.

Decades of satellite observations show that Earth's vegetation forms a moving balance point across continents and seasons.

"If Neil deGrasse Tyson read this book, he would not be thrilled."

Earth’s rock record is missing a billion years, and new evidence tied to the Great Unconformity hints at where that lost history went.

A discovery in Germany has sent shockwaves through the archaeological community, after seven centuries, a large pit containing human remains has been unearthed.

Long-term ecosystem warming changes not only plants but the fungi in the soil below, according to a new study including researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. "Hidden mycorrhizal fungi below ground are much more vulnerable to warming winters…