An Earth-size planet discovered around a nearby star offers astronomers their first chance for exoplanetary geology. | Continue reading
From chimps that wage war over territory to parrots that outperform Harvard students on memory tests, many other members of the animal kingdom demonstrate surprisingly human-like behavior. | Continue reading
A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity, could help solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion, a theoretical paper suggests. | Continue reading
The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning image of the dusty 'train-wreck' galaxy NGC 4753 reveals what may be one of the greatest optical illusions in the nearby universe. | Continue reading
On a clear day, sometimes a green flash appears with the sun on the horizon just after sunset or before sunrise. But why does this happen? | Continue reading
A surge in cases of a rare autoimmune disease during COVID-19 waves in England led to the discovery of a new syndrome. | Continue reading
Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi. | Continue reading
A stunning photo of the peculiar parasitic plant species, Thismia thaithongiana, wins gold in the Plants and Fungus category of the World Nature Photography Awards. | Continue reading
Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy. | Continue reading
Do galaxies, including our own Milky Way, orbit anything in the universe? | Continue reading
Harvard and Google researchers have collaborated to map a tiny fragment of an adult human brain in unprecedented detail. | Continue reading
Ongoing excavations at the historical site in Virginia have revealed the remnants of military barracks dating to the Revolutionary War. | Continue reading
Baltic pagans imported horses to be sacrificed from their Christian neighbors around 1,000 years ago. | Continue reading
Non-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA from our ancient cousins is nowhere to be found. | Continue reading
Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how. | Continue reading
Neanderthals are our closest relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago. Here's how they differed to us. | Continue reading
While still the topic of ongoing debate, some scientists think Neanderthals could talk and may have had language. | Continue reading
Around 2% of the genomes of modern Eurasians contains Neanderthal DNA. Here's how it affects our health. | Continue reading
Chinese researchers have found a way to make aqueous batteries more energy-dense, by adding bromide to the electrolyte solution | Continue reading
The baobab tree evolved on the island of Madagascar before eventually spreading to Africa and Australia, new research suggests. | Continue reading
Raw milk sales have surged following reports of H5N1 infections in dairy cows in the U.S. But drinking unpasteurized products will cause more harm than good, experts warn. | Continue reading
Snake Island was isolated from the Brazilian mainland at the end of the last ice age, trapping Earth's only known population of highly venomous golden lancehead pit vipers on a rock in the Atlantic. | Continue reading
Quantum computers historically required massive amounts of space, but a new system will allow home users to access quantum computers via the cloud. | Continue reading
Is the pollutant-destroying Molekule Air Pro air purifier really worth the hype? | Continue reading
Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted that so-called 'plunging regions' around black holes would accelerate matter into them at the speed of light. Now, X-ray observations of a remote black hole have proved him right. | Continue reading
Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome. | Continue reading
Researchers have identified at least seven stars in our galaxy that may be surrounded by super-advanced alien megastructures, known as Dyson spheres. However, this is not the only explanation for these stars. | Continue reading
New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the most distant pair of merging black holes ever spotted. The discovery further challenges leading theories of cosmology. | Continue reading
Seven months after her treatment, the baby girl can now respond to her parents' voices without the aid of a cochlear implant. | Continue reading
Astronomers reanalyzed the chemical composition of three stars in the Milky Way's halo and found that they are between 12 and 13 billion years old. They may have also been stolen from other galaxies. | Continue reading
The Nile's now-extinct branch likely helped the ancient Egyptians move materials to pyramid building sites. | Continue reading
Superfast magnetic memory devices are possible after scientists engineer way to use lasers to magnetize non-magnetic materials. | Continue reading
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite. | Continue reading
The carved bear bone is one of the earliest human-made artifacts with "symbolic culture" unearthed in Europe. | Continue reading
Parasites can cause a wide range of diseases in humans, ranging from short-term to lifelong. | Continue reading
A group of orcas known to attack boats in southwest Europe have sunk a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar after ripping open its hull. It is the fifth time these killer whales have sent a ship to the seafloor in the last three years. | Continue reading
Einstein's theory of general relativity is our best description of the universe at large scales, but a new observation that reports a "glitch" in gravity around ancient structures could force it to be modified. | Continue reading
In a small trial, some people with inherited vision loss experienced improvements in their sight after being treated with CRISPR. | Continue reading
The strongest solar flare in half a decade just launched off the sun from the same sunspot group that triggered dazzling auroras last weekend. But don't expect northern lights this time around. | Continue reading
A DNA analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair shows that he likely had lead poisoning. | Continue reading
ChatGPT's latest upgrade means the voice assistant can now respond to audio, text and visual inputs in real time. The new chatbot, named ChatGPT-4o, will be rolled out to alpha testers in the coming weeks. | Continue reading
Using a clever laser technique, scientists have squished pairs of atoms closer together than ever before, revealing some truly mind-boggling quantum effects. | Continue reading
Japan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales. | Continue reading
Tree rings suggest the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, with temperatures exceeding those of the coldest summer in the same period by 7 degrees Fahrenheit (3.9 Celsius). | Continue reading
The desktop-sized LPU100 eschews traditional electronics and qubits in favor of lasers, and it can reportedly perform complex AI calculations in nanoseconds. | Continue reading
An enigmatic L-shaped structure found underground near the pyramids at Giza may be an entrance to a mysterious deeper feature below it. | Continue reading
Scientists have discovered a bizarre, red-glowing exoplanet named TOI-6713.01, which is loaded with active volcanoes and may be 'melting from within.' | Continue reading
Three U.S. hospital patients contracted drug-resistant infections in Mexico in 2022 and were still being treated as of March 2024. | Continue reading