Observations made by Chile's ALMA telescope have revealed a gigantic quasar quenching a galaxy's star formation — a first-of-its-kind observation in the early universe. | Continue reading
The 1,700-year-old Maya tomb houses a number of artifacts, including a mosaic jade mask. | Continue reading
The silver spoon was used to scoop out cosmetics and medications. | Continue reading
The finding suggests that 'successive pulses of small groups' of humans replaced Neanderthals in Europe starting around 45,000 years ago. | Continue reading
You may have heard that fevers help fight infections. But how, exactly, do they do it? | Continue reading
The latest photos from NASA's immobile Ingenuity Mars helicopter reveal the extent of the rotor blade damage it sustained on its fateful 72nd flight. | Continue reading
The exact same celestial geometry that will cause a total solar eclipse in North America on April 8 will produce the longest one ever, but not for another 162 years. | Continue reading
Researchers in Kenya successfully transplanted a white rhino embryo into a female surrogate for the first time. The pregnant mother-to-be died from an unrelated illness before she could give birth, but the procedure showed that some of the world's rarest animals can still be save … | Continue reading
A virus-like protein made by some tumors may be the culprit behind an enigmatic neurological syndrome in cancer patients. | Continue reading
Piranhas have razor-sharp teeth and often travel in shoals, but can they really strip prey of its flesh in a matter of minutes? | Continue reading
Infectious-disease experts explain why it's never too late in the season to get a flu vaccine. | Continue reading
Team "pro-exomoon" is back to defend the discovery of the first and only exomoons potentially seen by humanity. | Continue reading
New James Webb telescope images reveal 19 Milky Way-like spiral galaxies in more intricate detail than has ever been seen before. | Continue reading
Sonar images could reveal the location of Earhart's fatal crash, but some experts say the object can't be her aircraft. | Continue reading
A sword dredged from a Polish river could be of Viking origin. | Continue reading
A 5,500-year-old Neolithic tomb in Sweden contains the remains of at least 12 people, but many of their skulls and long bones are missing. | Continue reading
Ethereal green "aurora curls" were photographed in the night sky over Iceland after a gust of solar wind vibrated Earth's magnetic shield like a plucked guitar string. The phenomenon is extremely rare. | Continue reading
A nuclear winter could reduce global calorie production by as much as 90%. But vast kelp farms could help save 1.2 billion lives until temperatures recover. | Continue reading
Cities along the Atlantic coast — including New York, Boston, and Miami — are sinking into the ground. | Continue reading
A new study points to brain infection and inflammation as a possible explanation for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS. | Continue reading
NASA's images show SLIM's landing site both before and after the probe's touchdown. | Continue reading
Scientists have uncovered a unique group of virus-like entities in the human gut and mouth. | Continue reading
Researchers in Morocco happened upon a trackway containing 85 well-preserved human footprints that are some of the oldest in the world. | Continue reading
The moon has been slowly shrinking for millions of years. Now, as Artemis 3 nears its 2026 launch date, geologists worry about whether moonquakes and lunar landslides will impact landing. | Continue reading
A new paper suggests we may finally be able to uncover the identity of dark matter using the same technology that detects ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves. | Continue reading
Researchers say the runic letters may spell "little sword," which could have been the name of the knife's owner or the knife itself. | Continue reading
The lunar lander's solar panels are now generating power, Japan's space agency says. | Continue reading
Prehistoric humans adorned themselves with different types of beads depending on their culture and location in Europe. | Continue reading
A small study suggests that "seeds" of Alzheimer's can be transferred from one person to another via certain medical procedures, leading to the disease later in life. | Continue reading
Organic matter found in samples of asteroid Ryugu suggests that ancient comets may be responsible for bringing the 'seeds of life' to Earth. | Continue reading
We think the universe is 13.8 billion years old, but could we be wrong? A new study of bound galaxies offers an unexplored clue. | Continue reading
The qubit attained quantum coherence for 100 nanoseconds, which an expert described as an "important milestone" in quantum computing research. | Continue reading
What was the typical life span of a dinosaur? It depends on the size and species, of course. | Continue reading
Take a trip through the maze-like valleys and canyons of a unique place in the solar system: Mars' 'labyrinth of night.' | Continue reading
Humans have all kinds of pets, but do any other animals have them too? | Continue reading
In this adapted extract, from Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes, volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer looks at the supereruption of Toba 74,000 years ago, and how our ancient ancestors might have witnessed this catastrophe. | Continue reading
Indian giant squirrels, with their extraordinarily colorful fur, are found in forests and woodlands of India. | Continue reading
Researchers uncovered fossils of multicellular eukaryotes that are over a billion years old. | Continue reading
The new LISA gravitational wave detector, which will be launched into orbit in 2035, promises to detect cosmic collisions from the earliest moments after the Big Bang. | Continue reading
Yes, we know the feeling of getting stuck in a rainstorm. But can we really sense the wetness on our skin? | Continue reading
The ground below the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavík is so fissured and unstable following the volcanic eruption earlier this month that it could collapse, officials have warned. | Continue reading
The robot faced up against grasshopper prey. But did the dinosaur it mimics actually eat insects? | Continue reading
Periods of cold and severe plagues overlap in a new study of ancient Roman climate. | Continue reading
The discovery of an ancient lake bed beneath the Perseverance rover's location on Mars could mean the robotic scout has already scraped up microbial fossils. But we won't know for sure until we fetch the sample. | Continue reading
A 500-foot-thick layer of pumice rock on the Mediterranean seabed indicates Santorini volcano ejected 15 times more material than Hunga-Tonga during a previously unknown eruption. | Continue reading
Tiny models of the human placenta are helping scientists study which proteins and genes are key to maintaining a healthy pregnancy. | Continue reading
Later this year, the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission will send two spacecraft into orbit around Earth. By aligning the probes, researchers will create 6-hour-long mini eclipses, allowing the sun's atmosphere to be studied like never before. | Continue reading
A new study suggests that mutations in regions of the genome that help control gene activity may influence the development of autism. | Continue reading