A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks, "why the long face"? It's one of the oldest puns in the book, and there's no shortage of entertaining answers.

Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have collaborated with their counterparts in Europe to investigate hitherto unforeseen secondary reactions that are induced by energetic radiation.The research teams including from Denmark

A school science experiment is answering questions that are out of this world. While there had been concerns that any evidence of organic matter on Mars might be obscured by the planet's geology, new research suggests this might not be the case.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio harvested tomatoes during his historic 371 days in the international space station, but then one went missing.

Scientists are sounding the alarm about the global consequences of the rapid acceleration of the Antarctic ice melt.Human-caused climate change from the burn...

A team of behavioral scientists at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, in Brazil, has found via survey results that people view men who drive luxurious cars as having a higher mating value and other positive attributes. In their study, reported in the …

Normally content to decompose dead leaves, this fungus sets an elaborate trap to eat worms when strapped for food.

In our everyday classical world, what you see is what you get. A ball is just a ball, and when lobbed through the air, its trajectory is straightforward and clear. But if that ball were shrunk to the size of an atom or smaller, its behavior would shift into a…

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Today, medicines based on antibodies—proteins that fight infection and disease—are prescribed for everything from cancer to COVID-19 to high cholesterol. The antibody drugs are supplied by genetically-engineered cells that function as tiny protein-producing f…

US News: Scientists have discovered the largest and most distant reservoir of water ever detected, located around a quasar called APM 08279+5255. This quasar h

Dive into the cosmic journey of astronaut Ken Bowersox, a key player in the success of Hubble's Servicing Mission 1. Bowersox shares firsthand accounts of th...

While hunting for dark matter, astronomers accidentally discovered the first known stellar stream stretching between galaxies. The trail of stars is also the longest ever seen.

Seismographs show ocean waves are getting stronger and bigger, with their energy increasing about a quarter of a percent every year.More local videos here: h...

Apple-owned Beats has unveiled new limited-edition Beats Studio Pro in collaboration with streetwear brand Stüssy. In the U.S., the headphones will...

The difference in height between female and male individuals in northern Europe during the Early Neolithic (8,000–6,000 years before present, bp) may have been influenced by cultural factors, a paper published in Nature Human Behaviour suggests. The findings …

SpaceX postpones Falcon Heavy's secretive X-37B launch due to ground issue; rescheduled for tomorrow. Watch updates.

The return of the prodigal tomato.

New experiments to determine whether or not gravity is quantum in nature will involve levitating micro diamonds in a vacuum.

Scientific Reports - Isolation and evaluation of Qatari soil rhizobacteria for antagonistic potential against phytopathogens and growth promotion in tomato plants

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) have discovered a new plasma instability that promises to revolutionize our understanding of the origin of cosmic rays and their dynamic impact on galaxies.

Dominant female meerkats' quest for dominance may be down to genes that give them the upper hand.

This image was captured from mountainous terrain in Poland.