A weird-looking parasitic plant has discarded all its photosynthesis machinery – and nevertheless has found a way to thrive.

A Carnegie-led team of astronomers detected the strongest evidence yet of an atmosphere around a rocky planet beyond our solar system. Their work, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, used NASA's JWST to reveal an alien atmosphere in an unexpected …

Scientists have uncovered why big predators like sharks spend so much time in the ocean’s twilight zone. The answer lies with mid-sized fish such as the bigscale pomfret, which live deep during the day and rise at night to feed, linking deep and surface food …

NASA's Voyager probes have uncovered a searing-hot mystery at the edge of our solar system—a vast, invisible barrier hotter than most stars.

The discovery is the first direct observational confirmation of a theory for how young stars feed on, and then explosively expel, surrounding material.

The push-up is a staple bodyweight exercise – but is it useful for building muscle? Here's how many push-ups reps it takes to build mass and achieve your goals.

Cracks are continuing to grow at an alarming rate.

Astronauts aboard the ISS have captured rare, invisible lightning phenomena hidden above Earth’s storms, revealing explosive secrets that could disrupt planes, satellites, and even our climate.

Bill shape affects how efficiently a hummingbird feeds and how it competes with other hummingbirds. Because of humans, they have evolved.

A T. Rex missing link, a spike-fossil and a raptor still eating its dinner are just a few of the interesting dinosaur discoveries in 2025.

In this James Webb telescope image, the gigantic molecular cloud near our galaxy's center appears as a canvas of pink and purple clouds set against a shadowy backdrop.

Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission arriving in 2026 might solve the mystery.

One of the toughest yet most rewarding annual display of "shooting stars" peaks overnight on Jan. 3-4, 2026 — here’s how to catch the Quadrantid meteor shower.

Our pick of the best astrophotography images captured in 2025, sent to use by photographers across the globe.

More than 25 million cubic yards of rock and ice broke loose and plunged into Greenland's Dickson Fjord, creating a 650-foot-high mega-tsunami

A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.

A record-bright LFBOT exposes violent encounters between black holes and stars, helping astronomers understand extreme black hole systems.

Searches for dark matter particles have come up empty so far, driving theorists to get more creative with their ideas.

A sonic boom advisory has been issued for a SpaceX launch planned for this weekend from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

New research shows that warm ocean currents triggered a rapid collapse of part of East Antarctica’s ice sheet 9,000 years ago, offering clues about future sea level rise.

Laurent Simons, a 15-year-old Belgian researcher, has earned a PhD in quantum physics and says his work in ultracold systems could one day help extend healthy human lifespans.

While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn't completely empty.

Scientists in eastern China uncovered dinosaur eggs packed with giant crystals, revealing unusual fossilization processes and new clues about prehistoric development.

Scientists adapted a method that can produce double the amount of hydrogen when splitting water molecules with electricity.

Is Earth safe from Apophis? ESA and JAXA join forces for a mission that could change planetary defense forever!