It's the New Moon and an annular solar eclipse.

Physicists in Germany have carried out the most accurate measurement to date of the width of the proton. By examining a previously unexplored energy-level transition in the hydrogen atom, Lothar Maisenbacher and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute of Quant…

Mars has long been a cold, barren world in our minds, but what if it was once something entirely different?

A new theory reveals how even “frozen” particles can spark the emergence of order inside quantum matter.

When light passes through materials, it typically changes direction and bends in predictable ways. This change in direction, known as refraction, is caused by a change in the speed of light as it enters a new medium. In some rare cases, however, light bends d…

Scientists may be one step closer in their hunt for signs of past life on Mars after the Curiosity rover's latest find.

A high-speed plasma beam, a nuclear reactor, and a 30-day Mars target.

On Wednesday, the twelfth of August 2026, a total solar eclipse, one of nature’s most dramatic celestial events, will sweep across parts of the northern hemisphere.

Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link between climate change and earthquakes

Scientists and medical experts are countering climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience on social media.

Researchers have identified two brain receptors that help the brain clear away amyloid beta, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. By stimulating these receptors in mice, scientists increased levels of a natural amyloid-breaking enzyme, reduced buildup in the br…

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping to pave a path for the eventual discovery of dark matter. With new approaches to measurement in the quantum realm, using quantum optical sensing techniques, ORNL scientists ar…

In June 2023, I led a Pacific Ocean expedition and brought back molten droplets of meteoritic residue retrieved from the site of the first…

A 2010 astronaut photo shows off the astonishing scale of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, which stretches over 340 miles (550 kilometers). The lengthy structure, which is not actually a dike, is full of extremely valuable minerals that fuel a massive mining indus…

Today (Feb. 17), the moon and sun will create a "ring of fire" during an annular solar eclipse. Here's what to expect.

The Tongan volcano expanded its mid-Pacific real estate during its latest eruptive phase.

Paleontologists have unearthed fossilized bones of one of the smallest sauropodomorph dinosaurs from the Late Triassic of southern Brazil, offering fresh insights into early dinosaur development and physiology.

Researchers reveal Prototaxites, a giant Devonian fossil, was not a fungus or plant but a unique extinct lineage.

According to the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, some of the amino acids found in the asteroid Bennu likely formed in a different way than was previously thought, effectively challenging what we thought we knew about the origins of life.

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity strikes again.

Venus may be hiding a vast network of underground caves carved by ancient lava.

A new study reveals that cannibalism in snakes is not just rare behavior but an evolving strategy for survival, shaped by ecological stress and resource scarcity.

Creatures that can change from one form to another are a staple of science fiction: Think werewolves and Transformers. Nature, too, has its shapeshifters, such as dimorphic fungi. While scientists have known for some time that they can reversibly transition b…

The comet is now racing away from the sun following a close flyby on Jan. 20.

The ISS regains its full crew as four astronauts arrive after a critical medical evacuation, ensuring the continuation of essential research.