The brilliantly shiny diamond is more than just pretty; it's one of the hardest minerals on Earth, with a name derived from the Greek word adámas, meaning unbreakable. Scientists have now engineered a harder form of diamond known as bulk hexagonal diamond (HD…

Space hurricanes can shake Earth's magnetic field and scramble satellites without a solar storm in sight.

This solar eclipse was created by 2 satellites flying in formation, allowing astronomers to photograph the Sun’s corona.

A study finds that many organs begin aging faster around age 50. Experts explain what this means—and the steps you can take now to stay healthier, longer.

While it might feel too soon, ordering spring bulbs earlier in the year (before they sell out) is a good idea

Three Score and Four Years Ago Today... Mr. and Mrs. Barack H. Obama 6085 Kalanianaole Hwy., son, Aug. 4 —Honolulu Advertiser, 1961 Remember during the '08 campaign when the traditional media tried spinning the line that Obama was too young and...

Paleontologists have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile from Germany's world-renowned Posidonia Shale fossil beds, expanding our understanding of prehistoric ocean ecosystems that existed nearly 183 million years ago.

Since its launch in late 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been glimpsing some of the earliest epochs of cosmic time. Its observations have...

A surprising new paper suggests that the universe's expected lifespan is just 33 billion years, and that the cosmos will start dying in less than a third of that time. However, this is only one possible theory.

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why.

The vast majority of polished diamonds are clear and sparkly, but some come in unexpected colors like blue, green and even pink. So why are some diamonds different colors?

Two supermassive black holes on an inevitable death spiral push the limits of Einstein's relativity. New observations reveal even more.

The joint NASA/European Space Agency/Canadian Space Agency James Webb Space Telescope recently observed the remnants…

A first-of-its-kind study estimates that lightning strikes kill 320 million trees every year.

The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash 3.7 miles into the sky.

Forests are thriving. Oceans are fading. The planet is changing.

The discovery corrects long-held assumptions in plasma physics and opens the door to studying complex, many-particle systems using AI.

YouTubers The Slow Mo Guys filmed at 10,000,000,000,000 frames per second to capture the speed of light on camera - and it turned out amazingly

Scientists were caught by surprise after discovering a massive flood of subglacial lakewater had burst through Greenland's ice sheet.

A new survey analyzed the effect of Starlink satellite emissions on 76 million radio telescope images.

Scientists have uncovered a game-changing technology that could transform lunar soil into water, oxygen, and fuel, making Moon colonization a reality!

Scientists warn that Earth's unexpected 31.5-inch tilt shift could have severe climate and sea-level consequences.

Scientists warn that the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday Glacier," is cracking apart, and its collapse could cause catastrophic global sea level rise.

In 2015, astronomer Tabetha Boyajian and colleagues announced the discovery of unusual light fluctuations coming from a star about 1,500 light-years away. It came to be known as "Tabby's star" or "Boyajian's star," and the peculiar alterations in the light tr…

Shri rapax was a small Gobi Desert predator with giant thumb claws. It hunted using grip strength instead of slashing feet.