You can absolutely measure where the solar system ends and interstellar space begins.

Scientists have uncovered a 400-million-year-old genetic secret that gave spiders the ability to produce silk and weave their webs. Spiders didn't begin their journey on Earth in the same way as they are known today. Arthropods such as our eight-legged weaver…

IISc Mars Research: Scientists use Bengaluru soil bacteria and guar gum to develop eco-friendly bio-cemented bricks for Mars and low-carbon construction on Earth.

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.

Using a new method to track groundwater levels and greenhouse gas emissions, researchers uncover the climate impact of Southeast Asia's peatlands. In Indonesia, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia, vast areas spanning up to 300,000 square kilometers h…

Alexander Venner picked his way by hand through the data collected by a now-retired NASA telescope called Kepler, which examined the sky for exoplanets

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

In a leap that blurs the line between science fiction and cellular biology, scientists have turned a mysterious structure inside our cells into a working time capsule.

A rare fossil discovery on Portugal’s coast reveals a dinosaur nest from the Late Jurassic period, perfectly preserved in stone.

Deep in Madagascar, a spider spins webs across rivers, using silk so strong, it rivals bulletproof materials.

Discover the creatures that have the longest tentacles in the world – with some reaching up to 30 metres

A group of ocean bacteria long considered perfectly adapted to life in nutrient-poor waters may be more vulnerable to environmental change than scientists realized. The bacteria, known as SAR11, dominate surface seawater worldwide and can make up as much as 4…

A new paper led by Kishalay De (accessible here), on which I was privileged to be a co-author, reports the discovery of a disappearing star…

The model demonstrated remarkable precision, stability and speed across a highly complex dance routine.

Scientists exploring a long-forgotten cave have uncovered a prehistoric world frozen in time beneath layers of volcanic ash.

A secret map of Mars exists, one that space agencies are forbidden to follow. Hidden within its surface are regions so scientifically sensitive that even NASA rovers are ordered to keep out.

Radio pulses repeating every minute-to-hour have puzzled astronomers, but a new paper in Nature Astronomy might finally shed some light.

DALLAS, TX — January 27, 2026 — Colossal Biosciences, the world’s leading de-extinction company, proudly announces the successful

Scientists have worked out the effects of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our Moon in 2032, including what we'll see in the days after the event.

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

A new study finds the hippocampus reorganizes memories to predict rewards. This discovery explains how the brain learns and why Alzheimer's affects decision-making.

She was able to rescue all of them.

The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic compounds. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have recently found t…

"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture...

Scientists say it's a rare natural phenomenon driven by pollution and—yep—climate change.