"NASA's decision was programmatic and not based on a review of the technology or science."

The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe.

Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1) is set for a dangerous brush with our star.

Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence.

On March 27, 2025, somewhere in the Panamanian rainforest, the evolutionary biologist Zeke Rowe was looking for a snack. While walking outside the research station’s cafeteria, Rowe noticed a strange insect summoned by a floodlight. The insect was a katydid, …

Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago.

Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago.

The researchers were hoping to understand whether our own species' long documented appreciation (bordering on obsession) with crystals

"For years, the magnetar idea has felt almost like a theorist's magic trick."

A massive rotating spacecraft designed to carry 1,000 humans across interstellar space is forcing scientists to rethink how civilizations could survive far from Earth.

Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a "low" risk of people being struck by surviving components.

Researchers have discovered a surprising change in how cells produce energy in people with depression. Brain and blood cells in young adults with major depressive disorder produced more energy molecules at rest but had trouble increasing energy production whe…

Forget cockroaches; science just identified the ultimate survivor that will outlast every other creature on Earth. Even a planet-sterilizing asteroid can't stop this beast from inheriting the world once humans are gone.

“We got a rare glimpse into how destruction can be a catalyst for creation."

"The sun may not have arrived in a life-friendly environment purely by chance."

NOAA is forecasting a G1-class geomagnetic storm on Friday, March 13, through Saturday, March 14, with the aurora borealis possible from northern U.S. states and Canada.

More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, patiently lurking in rivers and lakes to attack them. Acco…

In recognition of his work, Matteo Paz won the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, which includes a $250,000 prize that he's putting toward college.

Tiny earthquakes beneath Germany’s Lake Laach volcano reveal a deeper slanted reservoir that may still be building pressure underground.

For more than a century, scientists have been trying to figure out how a falling cat lands on its feet with such astonishing regularity.

Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary sun-like star suddenly began flickering wildly, puzzling scientists until they realized the strange dimming was caused by vast clouds of hot …

Researchers identify PV neurons in the prefrontal cortex as the gatekeepers of drug addiction relapse, offering a new target for precision treatment.

NASA’s approach to managing the development of crewed lunar landers for Artemis has successfully controlled costs but not schedule.