In the yawning vacuum of intergalactic space, something large is lurking. Not a galaxy, although it’s of a comparable size: A vast cloud of hot, faintly...
Deep in the tissues of sea anemones, corals, and jellyfish are strange yellow cells which are genetically distinct from the marine animals. More than a century...
For the first time in more than a year, we’re feeling some hope – or at least cautious optimism – that the pandemic could recede to...
We just got our best views yet of the eerie alien aurora on Mars. The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter, which arrived at the red planet...
The Milky Way is 13 billion years old. Some of our galaxy’s oldest stars were born near the beginning of the Universe itself. During all these...
People who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 not only risk their own health but are “variant factories,” an infectious disease expert told CNN. “Unvaccinated people are...
Researchers have demonstrated how to keep a network of nanowires in a state that’s right on what’s known as the edge of chaos – an achievement...
Scientists are continually discovering more about how we pick up language from the earliest ages, and a new study looks specifically at how very young children...
Deadly climate conditions could soon become the norm in most parts of the world, according to a systematic review. If we do nothing to curb our...
A pandemonium of parrots, a cackle of hyenas, an exaltation of larks – these are just a few of the animals that we define by the...