An object thought to have come from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to ...

Pictures of a distant supernova remnant show two concentric rings, providing clear evidence that exploding white dwarf stars ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

It is possible to make a material absorb more radiation than it has to re-emit, violating the laws of physics in a way that ...

You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...

The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela ...

Researchers say they have developed a new way to distinguish between legal mammoth ivory and illegal elephant ivory. ...

Operators lost contact with the MethaneSAT satellite on 20 June, a significant blow to efforts to track – and stop – methane emissions ...

Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells ...

From Austin Taylor to Nadia Afifi, there is lots to look forward to in the sci-fi out this month - including a novel which ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...