The message rests on Mars today.

Researchers found that ancient hominids—including early humans—were exposed to lead throughout childhood, leaving chemical traces in fossil teeth. Experiments suggest this exposure may have driven genetic changes that strengthened language-related brain funct…

A newly recognized set of T helper cells seems to guard against aging by eliminating harmful senescent cells. Their presence in supercentenarians suggests they may be a key to maintaining a healthier, age-balanced immune system.

This baby mammoth died 39,000 years ago… but its genes just started talking.

Space shuttle Discovery’s 2010 landing at Kennedy Space Center draws millions of views as the STS-131 crew returns from a two-week ISS mission

With more Moon missions on the horizon, avoiding crowding and collisions will be a growing challenge

A decades-old image from NASA’s first landing on Titan still baffles scientists. What it captured has sparked 20 years of debate—and the mystery only deepens.

Mutations in a gene associated with Crohn's disease have been found to rob critical immune cells of their ability to switch modes, causing them to overreact and trigger inflammation.

First-light images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed a 163,000-light-year stream of stars emanating from the M61 galaxy, suggesting a violent ...

If you’ve ever been jolted awake by a noisy flock of birds at dawn, you’re not alone in wondering what all the fuss is about. Every morning, before the sun i...

"Remarkable" findings from Yonsei University cast doubt on 'dark energy' theory and claim there is "no evidence" of an accelerating universe.

Aging stars destroy their planets more often than we thought: What does this mean for Earth?

Finding a fingerprint on the casing of a fired bullet was once a nearly impossible task.

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io may be hundreds of times hotter than scientists thought

In California's Death Valley National Park, one native species is loving the blistering weather.

A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona has provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at Enceladus's north pole, overturning previous assumptions tha…

JWST makes 1st-ever detection of complex organic molecules around star in galaxy beyond our Milky Way

First image from Vera C. Rubin telescope reveals a previously unnoticed feature of galaxy M61 that may explain its mysterious properties.

Astronomers spotted a flaring black hole that may be consuming a star at least 30 times more massive than the sun. At its peak, the flare was brighter than 10 trillion stars.

This technological tradition lasted longer than Homo sapiens have even been a species.

Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica—often called the "Doomsday Glacier"—is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise projections. One of its floating extensions, the Thwaites Ea…

Research teams from the Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University have documented the first discovery of five freshwater mollusk species in the Early Pleistocene Tananwan Formation of northern Taiwan. This pivotal finding, which demonstrates that some pr…

To study the inner workings of an atom's nucleus, scientists have traditionally relied on sophisticated particle colliders to blast nuclei apart with electrons.

SpaceX's fiery Falcon 9 streaks into orbit | Space photo of the day for Nov. 6, 2025

Scientists from the U.S. and Japan join forces to see if the elusive neutrino might lie at the heart of our matter-dominated existence.