Humans have evolved big, energy-hungry brains that require us to consume many more calories than our closest animal relatives. The same, however, does not appear...
You may not be all that familiar with planet LHS 3844b, but it now has its own particular distinction: It's the first planet outside of our...
In the struggle to slow the runaway freight train of humanity's destructive impact on Earth, scientists are increasingly looking at the role our oceans can play....
We all desperately want this global pandemic to end, but that won't happen for many more years if the wealthiest nations don't share their vaccines with...
An important new study suggests octopuses are likely to feel and respond to pain in a similar way to mammals - the first strong evidence for...
Follow the twisted limbs of your family tree all the way back to its primordial origins billions of years in the past and you'll find that...
It was found in 2015 – an isolated clue to a macabre mystery set in motion thousands of years in the past.
While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like pages of a book, is Earth's history. Our...
The idea of a warp drive taking us across large areas of space faster than the speed of light has long fascinated scientists and sci-fi fans...
Earlier today, SpaceX successfully landed its SN10 Starship prototype in an upright position... before it blew up a few minutes later.