WASP-12b is one of the more interesting exoplanets we know of. Orbiting a yellow dwarf star a little bigger than the Sun 1,410 light-years away, the...
After what feels like the most merciless, unforgiving year in living memory, 2020 is drawing to a fateful close. With it, hope springs eternal that 2021...
The wild, roiling activity of a sunspot can now be seen in mesmerising detail, thanks to a freshly released image from a brand new solar observatory.
Although we think of the cells inside of us and the organelles that make them up as pretty well mapped, it seems that there are still...
The surface of Mars, by every measurement we've taken, is currently an inhospitable wasteland. Only dust devils roam its arid surface; the only water is permanent...
Astronomers have been using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) in Chile as a sort of baby monitor, keeping their eye on a region of nearby space...
Did comets deliver the elements essential for life on Earth? It's looking more and more like they could have. At least one comet might have, anyway:...
Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) are not just food for humans. Caterpillars also love to munch on these crucial crops, and that can cause losses in Africa's most...
When a pathogen attacks your cells, your body calls in the cavalry. But how exactly do immune components, such as white blood cells, make it through...
If you're a primate or a koala (hello, koala readers!), you have something different compared to other animals: fingerprints. Now, a new study explains how our...