No American space mission has left the remains of a lost astronaut floating in the final frontier, but NASA has a plan if it happens.

Ancient DNA from 9,000-year-old skeletons found in South Africa reveals genetic continuity, refuting theories about waves of migration.

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A newly discovered dinosaur, Epidexipteryx, could rewrite our understanding of prehistoric life.

While kelp forests persist along northern Maine's rocky coast, kelp abundance has declined by as much as 80% on the southern coast in recent decades. In its stead, carpet-like turf algae have moved in.

A study has revealed that humpback whales approach humans and blow bubble ‘smoke’ rings – a newly documented behaviour that may represent play or communication.

NASA's shocking discovery of X-shaped structures in Earth's ionosphere could unleash chaos.

Simulations suggest where we might look for the mystery material.

Scientists capture sun's magnetic 'curtains' in unprecedented detail, A game-changer for space weather.

A visualization of the Milky Way’s collision with the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. Photos courtesy of American Museum of Natural History

The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.

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

Whenever Yara Haridy, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, shows off the fossils she works with, people are often disappointed. Unlike the statuesque bones of dinosaurs or even the small spirals of ancient seashells, Haridy’s fossils “kind of look l…

The solar system's largest and smallest planets will greet one another in the eastern sky.

ESA’s new Flyeye telescope has opened its eye to the cosmos, kicking off a bold, automated mission to spot dangerous asteroids before they spot us.

"We built our society and a civilization around yesterday's climate," one scientist said.

Once in a while, scientific research resembles detective work. Researchers head into the field with a hypothesis and high hopes of finding specific results, but sometimes, there's a twist in the story that requires a deeper dive into the data.

NASA’s Webb Telescope has raised the alarm as asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of striking the Moon soar.

The Deuteronilus Cavus crater has been shaped by water, wind, ice and volcanic erosion over billions of years, showcasing Mars' dynamic past.

As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life beyond Earth.

James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest Pluto’s atmosphere is unlike any other in the solar system, confirming a 2017 hypothesis.

Physicists recently mapped the hidden shape that underlies the quantum behaviors of a crystal, using a new method that’s expected to become ubiquitous.

Earth's energy imbalance is skyrocketing faster than expected, and scientists fear losing the key tools to understand why.

Physicists have successfully simulated a bizarre phenomenon where three intersecting lasers create a third, resulting in light from darkness.