NASA's Mars Odyssey probe has been orbiting the Red Planet for almost 19 years now, making it the longest continually active spacecraft in orbit around a...
Progress against DIPG, a fatal childhood brain tumor, is usually a game of inches. Studies that hint at even small gains are cause for celebration. That’s...
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
The galaxy appears as a near-perfect ring of light — a so-called "Einstein Ring."
Marking its 15th anniversary since launch, one of the oldest spacecraft at the Red Planet has provided glimpses of dust devils, avalanches, and more. Since leaving...
Progress against DIPG, a fatal childhood brain tumor, is usually a game of inches. Studies that hint at even small gains are cause for celebration.
Face pareidolia – the phenomenon of seeing faces in everyday objects – uses the same brain processes that we use to recognise and interpret other ‘real’...
Now we know the structure of the ghostly 'blue whirl,' a flame that could help clean up oil spills.
Betelgeuse's odd new dimming was caused by a substantial cloud of substance that the supergiant star blasted into area, a new review indicates.The vibrant
"I'm fascinated with life, and that's why I want to break it."