
Highest Resolution Radio Arc Reveals The Lowest Mass Dark Object Yet
Astronomers have broken two records in one thanks to an incredible serendipitous alignment of cosmic objects. It’s the highest resolution detection of a gravitationally lensed

Astronomers have broken two records in one thanks to an incredible serendipitous alignment of cosmic objects. It’s the highest resolution detection of a gravitationally lensed

The largest mammal in North America is also one of its longest-standing residents. Its ancestors arrived on the continent hundreds of thousands of years ago,

After decades of ultra-reliable behavior, the pulsar PSR J1713+0747 suddenly changed its output in April 2021. Astronomers have documented the change and subsequent modifications, and

Now, good sleep is important – that’s indisputable. But as the issues above make clear, what counts as “good” is really a mixture of myriad

If you’ve ever used public transport, you may be a little confused as to why trains are one of the only vehicles (looking at you,

A 71-year-old man in China became the first ever living recipient of a liver transplant from a genetically modified pig, as detailed in a new

A paper from a SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) Institute scientist has directly addressed claims that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft. On July 1,

One of the most complete sea monsters on record had been discovered along the UK’s Jurassic Coast, being perhaps the world’s most complete reptile fossil

The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has endorsed comments made by President Donald Trump, calling on parents to

Finding new species is a tricky business, especially when it comes to areas off the beaten track. On the border between Peru and Brazil, a

In a boon for this elusive and troubled species, a bundle of fossa pups have been born at Chester Zoo in the UK – and

Wolves have been carefully (and often unconsciously) molded into docile dogs over thousands of years of domestication, many of their wild instincts softened into something

Asteroid impacts are normally associated with danger to life. The end of the dinosaurs’ dominion on Earth was caused by a massive collision. As the

A new study looking at data from 24 years of NASA satellite surveys has found that the Earth is getting darker, and there are significant

Quasar OJ287 is not wildly famous, but it is so bright that it can be seen even by amateur astronomers. Its brightness is due to

A team of astronomers believe they may have found the most “pristine” star in the universe to date. According to the team, the gas that

The monolithic human figures of Rapa Nui, called Moai, are among the most recognizable statues in the world. There are 900 of them carved and












