What happens when a dead star meets a black hole? The answer appears to be a brief zombie awakening, according to a new…

Cameos from aging, check-cashing celebrities who helped make the original Star Wars trilogy great have made it…

As the value of precious metals fluctuates over time, the U.S. Mint has to constantly find new ways to keep currency…

When you’re flying around in space, where there’s no air or wind resistance, aerodynamics aren’t important. That’s why…

We’re probably not living in a computer simulation, despite some people’s insistence to the contrary. But that doesn’t…

The essence of virtual reality’s appeal is immersing yourself in a role you normally wouldn’t or couldn’t in real life.…

Unless we find a way to travel infinitely faster than the speed of light, there’s no way you’ll ever see the farthest…

The microscopic processes involved in human fertilization are a difficult thing to convey visually, but a group of…

Jedi were supposed to be the peaceful protectors of the galaxy, only resorting to fighting when needed, or whenever a…

Thanks to all those Star Wars movies we know the Jedi can barely survive an attack from just a pair of evil Sith lords.…

Four years ago, an asteroid the size of a city bus screamed across the skies of Chelyabinsk, Russia, shattering glass…

When The Lost World (the first sequel to Jurassic Park) came out, audiences weren’t really interested in another sermon…

Imagine a world in which the only possible way to die was through a sudden accident, such as a car crash, falling down…

Using a powerful supercomputer, meteorologists have simulated the “El Reno” tornado—a category 5 storm that swept…

If you’ve ever been blasted by the downwash of a drone when it flies over you, you know how much air four spinning…

A computer model developed by researchers at MIT shows that just 3,000 Uber and Lyft vehicles, when carpooled, could…

Italian researchers have used the location of confirmed debris from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared…

It’s not exactly the best Monday morning pick-me-up, but if you were ever curious at just how inaccurate movies about…

The most powerful supercomputer simulation of the Universe is providing important insights into how matter is…

When it comes to a “typical” day, most of us are too wrapped up in our own routines to think about what others might be…