On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, molecules that would never mix on Earth are mixing together, seemingly defying a fundamental rule of chemistry.

This finding reshapes our understanding of the Sun’s outermost frontier and what lies beyond it.

Magnetic signatures hidden inside rocks tell us a lot about Earth's magnetic field and the way continents and tectonic plates have shifted across millennia – but for some periods, the geological record doesn't make much sense.

Ancient cave paintings dating back 65,000 years are turning human history on its head. Found in remote caves across four continents, these artworks suggest a shocking origin—and they weren’t made by who you think.

Deep in the Amazon, a flawless pyramid-shaped mountain rises from the jungle, baffling scientists and revered by Indigenous tribes. Its origin is unknown, its symmetry uncanny—and it may be hiding a secret that could rewrite everything we think we know about …

Imagine a snake so enormous that today’s largest anacondas seem like mere garden snakes in comparison. Meet the Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the prehistoric

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the blazing heart of an iconic nearby galaxy, where rapid star formation and galactic winds light up the cosmos in infrared light.

A new study applies logic and physics to provide a definitive answer to one of science’s greatest questions. It’s an idea often explored in science fiction: what if our entire universe is actually a simulation created by an advanced civilization’s supercomput…

Between fifteen and six million years ago, a decrease in oceanic crust formation may have led to a deepening of ocean basins, causing sea levels ... Read more

A 10-year-old girl’s beach walk in South Wales led to the discovery of five perfectly aligned dinosaur footprints!

When metal alloys are processed during manufacturing, the atoms of the combined elements are mixed together at random, according to conventional wisdom – but new research challenges this thinking, revealing hidden atomic patterns that persist.

New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of human evolution, several key chapters are still missing. One ma…

Photographer spent weeks watching the weather and waiting for the perfect moment for the shot.

A bold temperature reading from 7 billion years ago just confirmed what scientists had only hoped was true...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Also: the science of regular vs. gluten-free spaghetti, catching high-speed snake bites in action, etc.

Trapped for 2.6 billion years deep beneath Canada, the world’s oldest water didn’t just rewrite Earth’s history — it revealed a hidden world where life endures without sunlight.

This intimate look at the design, building, and operation of the ISS airs on PBS Nov. 5 and Nov. 12.

Far away. Very far away. Some 12 billion light years away, in a remote corner of the universe, lies an unimaginable reservoir of water. 140 ... Read more

Earth’s crust is cracking apart beneath the Pacific Ocean, and for the first time, scientists have observed a tectonic plate breaking up in real time.

A study reveals that a protein called RPA is essential for maintaining chromosome stability by stimulating telomerase. New findings from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggest that problems with a key protein that helps preserve chromosome stability may …

To take a picture, the best digital cameras on the market open their shutter for around around one four-thousandths of a second.

NASA's ESCAPADE mission remains on track to launch as soon as Nov. 9.

After an asteroid struck Finland long ago, microscopic life colonized the impact site within a few million years, new research reveals.

The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number theory to explain quantum fractals.