A 3-foot wide, 26-ton meteor crashed into Texas over the weekend. While it broke apart over Houston, folks in San Antonio reported seeing it.

Columnist Natalie Wolchover examines the latest developments in the “forever war” over whether string theory can describe the world.

A pioneering robotic submarine that explored beneath Antarctica’s glaciers has been lost, but its discoveries are reshaping our understanding of ice melt as a more advanced successor is prepared to continue the mission.

NASA and the China National Space Agency (CNSA) plan to send astronauts to Mars as early as the next decade.

What appears to be a simple cluster of stone quickly reveals itself as something far more mysterious, leaving scientists searching for answers.

Treasure seekers race to find valuable fragments for the thrill, science, and cash

A long-silent earthquake zone is finally revealing what lies beneath. What researchers are now seeing could change how future seismic events are understood.

Utahraptor State Park is named for a famous dinosaur. But the park is more than just its fossils.

Katalyst Space Technologies must launch the Swift rescue mission by this summer.

While scientists discovered the Cosmic Vine using the James Webb Space Telescope, they have yet to find a string of galaxies linked together.

A nature photographer in Gran Canaria captured hypnotic close-up footage of blue dragon nudibranchs feasting on prey.

Scientists have created a new kind of time crystal using sound waves to levitate tiny beads in mid-air. These particles interact in a one-sided, unbalanced way, breaking the usual rules of motion and creating a steady, repeating rhythm. The system is surprisi…

A fascinating illusion.

Researchers in Congaree National Park have uncovered how fireflies synchronise their bioluminescent light shows.

Asteroid Ryugu appears to contain all the necessary ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth.

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

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 36 years of incredible discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on astronomy.

Twenty years ago, I started a list of what I considered “stupid things” that old people do. Now, I’m seeing my life, and my list, in a different light.

Scientists are exploring DNA-based robots, tiny molecular machines that could one day navigate the body, deliver targeted therapies, and even build nanoscale technologies.

A newly identified cellular system monitors subtle variations in genetic coding, hinting at a hidden level of control over how genes are expressed.

What if the biggest volcano on Earth looked nothing like one? Hidden far below the ocean’s surface, scientists have found a structure so immense it changes the picture entirely.

A 215-million-year-old crocodile relative built for speed, not water, has just been unearthed in England, and it changes everything.

Using a 2-watt laser and a ground system built to fight atmospheric distortion, researchers report a geostationary downlink that outpaced Starlink.

Comb jellies – very simple, gelatinous creatures best-known for their hypnotic underwater light shows – first appeared in Earth's oceans around 550 million years ago.