Caecilians are an elusive type of amphibian that primarily live underground and look like a cross between a worm and a snake. One of the few things that is known about caecilians is their unique method for feeding their young. Mothers produce a special layer …

The work provides a road map connecting specific genes with skeletal lengths of different parts of the body.

Galaxies have always been characterised by dark matter. Dark matter is the mysterious stuff that fills the universe. Over 80% of matter in the universe is made up of material scientists have never seen. But wait! There is a galaxy out there that is devoid of …

Both Stephen Alexander’s elementary teachers and televised NASA missions throughout the ‘60s influenced his journey into science. He recounts NASA’s legacy, 65 years after the agency’s inception.

Understanding the origins and preservation of biodiversity is crucial as human impact continues to threaten our planet’s rich variety of life. Often overlooked, narrow-ranged and evolutionary unique species play a vital role in shaping biodiversity.

The Hubble team has released a stunning new image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy UGC 12295.

The name of the instrument is derived from the two basic approaches for detecting and measuring gamma rays: Compton scattering, and pair creation.

The signal is thought to come from a dying star emitting energy from its poles. But it's spinning too slowly to exist, say astronomers.

An airplane-sized asteroid, Asteroid 2015 MA54, flies by Earth today at an incredible speed of 27,000 km/h

The universe, with its vast expanse and complexity, has always intrigued humankind. Among the many mysteries that have puzzled scientists for centuries, the origin of the universe stands out as one of the most profound questions. The Big Bang theory, proposed…

Have you ever wondered what's out there in the vast expanse of the universe, beyond the stars and galaxies that we can see? Our universe is a mysterious and fascinating place, filled with celestial bodies and unexplained phenomena. One such enigmatic phenomen…

Scientists suggest alien spaceship may have crash-landed on Mars’

The Dark SRF experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has achieved unprecedented sensitivity in the search for hypothetical dark photons. By innovatively employing superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities, researchers can now explore diff…

Paul Bierman and Tammy Rittenour for The Conversation About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with i…

Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launches a new batch of 22 new Starlink satellites to the low-Earth orbit from the US#spacex #falcon9 #rocket #satelli...

In a groundbreaking discovery that has captured the attention of palaeontologists worldwide, a new fossil from the Lujiatun Member of China's Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation has unveiled a unique glimpse into the past.

Queen guitarist in his astrophysicist avatar to release 3D atlas of asteroid

Comprising an orbiting vessel, a lander, and an intrepid rover, this celestial endeavor had enraptured the nation's space aficionados.

Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid Dimorphos.

Let’s time-travel to 3023 on Planet Earth. Fossil hunters, belonging to a more intelligent life form than us, are digging up an archaeological site near a future coast. They are spurred by the discovery of some unique rock-like structure—a mix of sand, corals…

A fresh look at the early history of genetics reveals why a simplified view of biological inheritance came to hold sway — and argues for a revision of how genetics is taught today.

"Nobody knows what this stone is really worth."

The ionosphere lies on the edge of space and is filled with charged particles called ions.