Astronomers have seen bubbles on the surface of red giant star R Doradus for the first time. This is the first time scientists have observed
A pair of supermassive black holes have been observed on the road to merging as their galaxies come together. The pair, seen by both the
A fossilized Neanderthal skeleton unearthed in France may have belonged to a previously undescribed lineage that split from other Neanderthals around 100,000 years ago. Just
A single dose of the psychedelic drug LSD appears to alter the brain activity of dogs with autism-like traits during social interactions. Unlike other canines,
During a routine sweep for endangered wildlife prior to logging operations, staff from Australia’s Forestry Corporation stumbled upon what they’ve called “a significant ecological find”
The population of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, interbred with Native Americans before Europeans arrived, despite 3,700 kilometers (2,300 miles) between them, ancient
While you’re walking around you don’t notice it, but muons are passing through your body at the rate of about 10,000 muons per minute. These
Neanderthals and other prehistoric humans have a reputation for being bloodthirsty brutes, existing on a diet of megafauna meat and the flesh of their enemies.
On January 25, 1979, Robert Williams became the first person on record to be killed by a robot. The first-of-a-kind death took place in the
Ever heard of fanged frogs? Well, over 80 species of these toothy anurans that belong to the genus Limnonectes are hopping about Southeast Asia, and now
After a bumpy few years, we have good news about NASA’s Voyager 1 mission to share. NASA has successfully switched thrusters on the aging spacecraft
New research has suggested that Mars had – and then lost – a third, far larger moon. If correct and supported by further evidence, it
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission run by the European Space Agency (ESA) has made its first detection of the ingredients of life. JUICE
It was announced this week that a fatality had been reported at Poncho’s Kitchen in the Grand Canyon National Park. It marked the seventh death
Footprints made by large theropod dinosaurs have been found on Australia’s south coast, from a time when the region was still connected to Antarctica. The
The higher atmosphere is full of peculiar phenomena and an important one for communication and navigation is equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs). These are hot pockets
Earth is not a static, unchanging ball of rock. Your day-to-day perception of the ground you stand on might suggest otherwise, but our planet is
