Extreme nuclear transients are 10 million times rarer than supernovae and emit the same amount of energy as 100 Suns.

A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis has documented, for the first time, humpback whales producing large bubble rings, like a human smoker blowing smoke rings, during friendly interactions with humans. This pr…

Skywatchers in Chelsea, Canada are treated to a stunning aurora display that has a little something extra.

In the name of open science, the multinational scientific collaboration COSMOS on Thursday released the data behind the largest map of the universe. Called the COSMOS-Web field, the project, built with data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), …

A groundbreaking discovery beneath one of the world’s largest lithium deposits could change the future of mining.

A pair of new studies has revealed that the hellish skies of exoplanet WASP-121b contain silicon monoxide gas, which has never been found in any planetary atmosphere to date.

Mars' mysterious dark streaks, once believed to be signs of water, have a different explanation.

"We are not witnessing the birth of everything from nothing, but rather the continuation of a cosmic cycle," said Professor Enrique Gaztanaga.

For reasons still unknown, Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than models can account for. Now, scientists are calling for long-term investment in monitoring capability, so that they can make informed predictions about climate change.

A rare stegosaurian skull discovery in Spain redefines dinosaur evolution and unveils a new group, Neostegosauria. Paleontologists from the Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis have made an exciting discovery. In a new study published in the …

Can we build an ecosystem on Mars — and should we?

Two galaxy clusters are on a collision course for a second cosmic crash, revealing groundbreaking insights into dark matter and the universe's largest structures.

Populations of dopamine neurons don't simply signal reward prediction errors—they encode rich maps of possible future outcomes, including when and how much a reward might be.

Last week, both stages of SpaceX's Starship exploded after returning from space. The Super Heavy booster flew apart as it attempted a landing burn over...

With 3.2 billion pixels and a decade-long search, the Rubin Observatory will reveal what’s been hiding in plain sight.

Research out today is the first to document nematodes in the wild amassing into towers, likely as a way to reach new places.

Japan-based company Ispace will attempt to safely land its Resilience spacecraft on the moon this week after the lunar lander spent months in orbit.

Scientists used enamel proteins from 2-million-year-old teeth to find unexpected variation in Paranthropus robustus.

Global study finds a universal pattern organizing life on Earth, reshaping how we understand and protect biodiversity.

Astronomers have discovered a giant planet orbiting an incredibly small star.

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen object called a black hole pulsar.

The asteroid will pose zero threat to the moon and Earth.

A dramatic event nearly wiped out humanity nearly one million years ago. New genetic research uncovers the shocking scale of this near-extinction.

Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), European astronomers have investigated a galaxy cluster designated CIZA J2242.8+5301, dubbed the Sausage cluster. The observations conducted at very low radio frequencies provide more insights into the properties of radi…

A mysterious event 41,000 years ago sent Earth’s magnetic field into chaos, reshaping the planet in ways we’re just beginning to understand. Scientists have uncovered haunting sounds that bring this ancient upheaval back to life.