Scientists thought that the spleen is where malaria parasites go to die.
The center of the Milky Way is a strange and wild place.
Active for at least the last 700,000 years, and dominating the landscape of Hawaii, Mauna Loa is the largest shield volcano on Earth (above water, at...
Greenland's melting ice sheet is unleashing an astonishing amount of mercury into the nation's rivers and fjords.
New calculations from bored physicists have just brought us a bit closer to understanding how material can fall onto neutron stars to flare out powerful blasts...
The most common bacterial cause of food poisoning seems to have another trick up its sleeve.
Scientists have successfully grown a bundle of human stem cells into a tiny artificial "heart" the size of a sesame seed.
The mystery of fast radio bursts (FRBs) continues to fascinate astronomers. No one is quite sure what's behind these super-short, super-intense radio wave pulses...
Millions have rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine, but why haven't they rolled up their pants legs instead? Why do we get most shots...
The wonderful mess of molecules that make up living things is so complex, biologists have overlooked an entire class of them – until now. This missed...