Thanks to their "gastric furnace", these prehistoric giants harnessed the power of fermentation.

An asteroid that burst onto the scene with an unusually high risk of striking Earth has just had its collision risk upgraded.

About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Modern humans wandered in from the southeast and found a continent already home to a very different kind of human: the Neanderthals.

The data includes a map of nearly 800,000 galaxies and covers 0.54 square degrees of the sky.

A leading Democratic member of the House Science Committee criticized the proposed steep cuts in NASA’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal.

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

In the Wasatch Mountains of the western US on the slopes above a spring-fed lake, there dwells a single giant organism that provides an entire ecosystem on which plants and animals have relied for thousands of years.

Ancient fossils from Alaska reveal birds nested in the Arctic 73 million years ago, challenging previous assumptions about avian evolution.

A new astrophysical study reviews the quantum evaporation of stars and places the end of the universe much earlier than previous estimates.

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope went looking for evidence of one phenomenon and found quite another.

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) will hold a virtual community meeting

These whales used bubble rings to seemingly send messages to humans.

A planetary system described as abnormal, chaotic, and strange by researchers has come into clearer view with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Using Webb’s

An Oxford-led team simulation just brought one of physics' weirdest predictions to life.

New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.

Researchers have developed a highly effective dual-layer coating that provides 99.6% protection against iron corrosion. The breakthrough combines a thin molecular primer with a durable polymer layer, creating a strong, long-lasting barrier against rust. This …

A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to collect samples from one of Earth's "quasi-moons". The photo shows some surprising similarities with a current NASA probe.

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a significant pattern in the rotational direction of 263 ancient galaxies. 🌀 Approximately 60% of these galaxies rotate clockwise, challenging the previous belief of random galactic…

Light streaks caused by passing satellites mar images taken by the world's most expensive telescopes. The problem is set to get worse.

Astronomers have discovered the largest known cloud of energetic particles surrounding a galaxy cluster—spanning nearly 20 million light-years. The finding challenges long-standing theories about how particles stay energized over time. Instead of being powere…

Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean are rewriting history.

The act of rhythmically tapping your finger can sharpen your mind to the point where your hearing and overall perception improves.

A physics journal has informed an embattled rocket scientist that it will retract three of his papers, citing concerns raised by the retraction of another of his papers last year.  All three a…