Analysis of ancient proteins may fill in the gaps of human evolution left by the decomposition of DNA.

In the not-too-distant future, the search for signs of life on Mars and the moon could see the next generation of robots exploring a new frontier: subsurface lava tubes. These missions could also help us determine the best locations for establishing human bas…

Moonquakes pose little risk to astronauts during a mission lasting just a few days. But their effects on longer-term lunar surface assets could be significant.

Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.

Travelling to our nearest star system is the ultimate one-way trip — but could you live your life among the stars? Let us know in our latest poll.

VA Tech experiment was inspired by Death Valley’s mysterious “sailing stones” at Racetrack Playa.

The Kyoto team demonstrates that sperm tails use “odd elasticity,” breaking classical symmetry and increasing their propulsion.

Photophoresis can generate a tiny bit of lift without any moving parts.

In a new study published in Nature Physics, scientists have achieved the first experimental observation of phonon angular momentum in chiral crystals.

Since the trapping and removal of cats from Japan's Ogasawara Islands, a native animal has recovered from the brink of extinction.

While clearing debris from the devastating floods in Texas in July, volunteers uncovered 15 large dinosaur footprints thought to belong to a formidable prehistoric predator.

Denisovans, a mysterious human relative, left behind far more than a handful of fossils—they left genetic fingerprints in modern humans across the globe. Multiple interbreeding events with distinct Denisovan populations helped shape traits like high-altitude …

Six planets are hanging out in the sky this month. It’s what’s known as a planetary parade and it’s the last one of the year. These fairly common linkups happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and a fain…

The US Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and SpaceX, is making final preparations to launch the eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.

Mosaic showing the surface of Mars stitched together using 96 images taken by Perseverance at a location known as 'Falbreen'.

This is SpaceX's 11th contracted mission for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

The tiny scorpion Scorpiops krachan, described on March 6, 2024, has been discovered in Thailand; it has eight eyes and is nocturnal.

Deep in the darkness, tiny red specks of light have been driving astronomers to distraction. These mysterious

A mysterious sea creature just aced a test designed for human kids, showing brainpower that rivals chimps and crows. Scientists didn’t expect this kind of self-control from a predator with no spine or social life.

Advanced satellite and lidar mapping has uncovered signs that the Tintina fault in Canada's Yukon may be primed for a powerful earthquake.

Researchers propose that vesicles could form in Titan’s hydrocarbon lakes, hinting at a new pathway for life’s precursors. This expands the possibilities for where life might originate in the solar system. NASA scientists have found evidence that cell-like st…

A team of astronomers from Taiwan has uncovered compelling infrared evidence hinting at the existence of the long-hypothesised Planet 9, a massive, icy world lurking far beyond Pluto in the outermost reaches of our Solar System.

This particular supernova was unusual for several reasons.

Orion could launch as early as February 2026, but that is in the most optimistic of scenarios.

The remarkably stiff and durable teeth of a common mollusk species could offer invaluable insights for future technological advances, scientists say.