It has just rained at the summit of Greenland’s ice sheet for the first time in recorded history, in yet another worrying milestone in our ecological...
A series of new experiments on mice have revealed a key process by which the brain and immune system communicate to burn deep stores of visceral...
The antique violins made by Antonio Stradivari and Giuseppe Guarneri in the 17th and 18th centuries are still very much sought after by modern-day musicians. Now,...
Having the same dream again and again is a well-known phenomenon — nearly two-thirds of the population report having recurring dreams. Being chased, finding yourself naked...
We know that Earth’s magnetic field is always shifting in its direction and its strength. Just how quickly these changes are happening is of great interest,...
The Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way spirals out of our galaxy’s center, forming a swooping highway of gas that spans tens of thousands of light-years. This highway is...
For the second year in a row, enormous wildfires are creating clouds of smoke big enough to generate their own weather, blanket entire continents, and turn...
Australia’s oceans are home to a startling array of biodiversity – whales, dolphins, dugongs, and more. But not all components of Aussie marine life are the...
Towering beneath sparkling waters off the coast of Australia’s Palm Islands is an ancient coral community that predates the European settlement of its neighboring continent. This...
A telescope network that has spent years staring into deep space has finally delivered some of the most gloriously detailed images we’ve ever seen of other...