Scientists exploring a long-forgotten cave have uncovered a prehistoric world frozen in time beneath layers of volcanic ash.

A secret map of Mars exists, one that space agencies are forbidden to follow. Hidden within its surface are regions so scientifically sensitive that even NASA rovers are ordered to keep out.

Radio pulses repeating every minute-to-hour have puzzled astronomers, but a new paper in Nature Astronomy might finally shed some light.

DALLAS, TX — January 27, 2026 — Colossal Biosciences, the world’s leading de-extinction company, proudly announces the successful

Scientists have worked out the effects of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our Moon in 2032, including what we'll see in the days after the event.

A single ancient jawbone is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s forgotten relatives.

A new study finds the hippocampus reorganizes memories to predict rewards. This discovery explains how the brain learns and why Alzheimer's affects decision-making.

She was able to rescue all of them.

The origin of life from Earth's primordial chemistry has long fascinated and perplexed us. Generations of scientists have endeavored to understand how complex biochemistry developed from organic compounds. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have recently found t…

"It is amazing to see that we are gradually moving towards combining these breakthrough observations across multiple frequencies and completing the picture...

Scientists say it's a rare natural phenomenon driven by pollution and—yep—climate change.

NASA's Moon astronauts will be using a new spacesuit to explore the lunar surface. Unfortunately, experts say, it has problems.

Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026: Follow NASA's last major test of SLS before the launch of Artemis 2 and a crew of astronauts around the moon.

A UBC Okanagan-led research project has given a group of international scientists their clearest view yet of the Milky Way's magnetic field, revealing that it is far more complex than previously believed.

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did such complex social systems evolve from solitary ancestors that looked much like today's cockroaches?

"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources."

Buried for 500,000 years, this enigmatic object is forcing researchers to rethink early human capabilities.

The structural and functional characteristics of mitochondria shape their role as signaling organelles, with far-reaching effects regarding immune responses, inflammatory processes, and diseases. A research team led by Professor Konstanze F. Winklhofer at the…

The smallest planet in our Solar System may be hiding a big secret.

Curiosity switched on its lights during the Martian night, capturing a rare view that is forcing scientists to look at the Red Planet in a new way.

De-synchronized electrical activity marks the loss of awareness.

Space scientists have long warned of an apocalyptic scenario: the collision of two satellites in Earth’s orbit, creating space debris that triggers a domino effect of further collisions, potentially rendering low Earth orbit unusable. This model of a chain re…

Time feels like the most basic feature of reality. Seconds tick, days pass and everything from planetary motion to human memory seems to unfold along a single, irreversible direction. We are born and we die, in exactly that order. We plan our lives around tim…

Whether it's digging up weathered bones from a paleontological site or reexamining forgotten trays in museum and university collections, the study of dinosaurs still throws up something new.

The mystery of a Stone Age teenager's death has been solved — 80 years after he was found in an ancient burial ground in Italy.