Interstellar travel is not for humans as the timescale is well beyond a human lifespan, but celestial bodies, such as asteroids and comets, can travel
Some of the health effects astronauts suffer on the International Space Station (ISS) may not be a consequence of weightlessness, as previously thought, but of
Earth’s first (water) oceans are thought to have been too acidic for life. A new study has estimated the timelines of the processes that changed
A volcano erupted in Central America tens of thousands of years ago, creating an explosion so enormous that scientists believed it triggered prolonged enough global
Newly discovered frescoes unearthed at Pompeii reveal glimpses of a wine-fueled cult that embraced the “wild, untamable side of women”. The Pompeii Archaeological Park recently
Palaeontologists from East Tennessee State University and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, have just revealed the existence of a new fossil specimen belonging to
Two US states – Texas and New Mexico – are currently grappling with measles outbreaks that have so far affected more than 100 people. Sadly,
Texas state health officials have reported the death of a child from measles, the first death in an ongoing two-state outbreak of the disease and
When purchasing milk there’s a world of possibility: cow, goat, sheep, yak, and even buffalo, but there’s one farmyard staple that’s conspicuously absent: pigs. As
This year marks 25 years of humans living continuously in space. As eyes turn increasinlgy towards the potential for settling Mars, we’ve discussed the challenges
Every now and then, people are grossed out to learn a surprising truth about how their various foods are made. For instance, the cheese you
We’re sure we don’t need to tell you that math is awesome. It’s surprising; it’s useful; and in fields like geometry, it can be really,
The outbreak of a currently unknown disease in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen hundreds of people sickened and more than 50
A private spacecraft on a pretty badass mission has sent back even more footage of the far side of the Moon, on its way to
The fate of the Colorado River is hanging in the balance after President Trump halted payments for a 4 billion-dollar program designed to keep its
The ancient Egyptians are known for their love of bling, and excavations near the coastal city of Marsa Alam have now revealed new details as
It might be easy to forget that diseases and conditions can cause problems in the world of wildlife just as they can in the human
