From our single vantage point in the cosmos, it's really hard to understand three-dimensional space.
Using the light of the star it orbits, astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of an exoplanet 850 light-years away. Not just any exoplanet, but one...
Einstein's theory of special relativity gave us the speed limit of the Universe - that of light in a vacuum. But the absolute top speed of...
Picturing how our species might appear in the far future often invites wild speculation over stand-out features such as height, brain size, and skin complexion....
Researchers have unveiled details of a new dinosaur species, Oksoko avarsan, which had a parrot-like beak and just two functional digits on its forearms – one...
Tucked away in a canyon on Mars, scientists have discovered a windswept field of solid sand, which turned to rock roughly a billion years ago.
Air pollution is impacting the health of our lungs, our hearts, and maybe even our brains.
Damage to the retina is the leading cause of blindness in humans, affecting millions of people around the world. Unfortunately, the retina is one of the...
A super rare bird showing both male and female plumage has scientists in Pennsylvania counting their lucky stars.
While many of the cells that make up our bodies are essentially squishy things, they do have some internal structures that need to (mostly) keep their...