Archaeologists from South Africa have uncovered rudimentary beds that early humans made by placing bundles of grass…

New genetic evidence suggests it was a warming climate—not human overhunting—that killed off woolly rhinos at the…

Scientists have identified the pheromone responsible for turning individual locusts into the swarming variety. They…

The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is currently out of commission after a thick support cable fell onto the…

The Space Force has released a 64-page military doctrine, explaining why the United States needs to flex its muscles…

Scientists are attributing the mysterious bright spots on Ceres, the largest object in the main asteroid belt, to a…

New research shows the startling degree to which stranded dolphins and whales found along the southeastern U.S.…

New ultraviolet observations of the Red Planet highlight complex circulation patterns in the Martian atmosphere,…

Archaeologists in Bolivia have recovered a fully intact underwater Inca offering containing a miniature llama…

Lightning and hailstones exist on Jupiter, but they’re of a very different sort than the ones we’re familiar with on…

The authors of a high-profile study published earlier this year, in which the scientists claimed to have discovered…

Fluorescence is typically associated with gases or liquids, but a team of chemists has conjured a new formula that…

Our ability to efficiently detect space debris has taken an important leap forward, thanks to a new technique in…

SpaceX’s plans to build a reusable rocket capable of landing on the Moon and Mars took a major leap forward on…

A genetic analysis of ice age cave lions shows this species to be distinct from modern lions, ending a long-standing…

Ice sheets, and not rushing rivers, sculpted many Martian valleys, according to scientists. The new research…

A re-analysis of a shin bone belonging to a horned dinosaur from the Cretaceous period has revealed signs of a…

True to this agonizing year that is 2020, yesterday’s launch of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover was not without…

A 1,000-year-old recipe to treat eye infections could lead to an unorthodox way of combating antibiotic resistance.

Good news, everyone! Astronomers have pinpointed the best location on Earth for studying the stars. But if you’re an…