With no seedlings, when a fire eventually passes through that is strong enough to wipe out mature trees, it means the woods are gone for...

Astronomers have spotted two “invisible” galaxies hiding near the dawn of the universe.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has set a new pair of records after it survived its 10th close encounter with the Sun.

A few vertebrae from the lower back of an Australopithecus sediba reveal that the hominin was surprisingly well adapted to walking upright..

The Solar Orbiter space probe had a brief encounter with its home planet on Saturday morning when it circled the Earth for the first and...

A UK company with lofty aspirations around sustainable space travel has test-fired a rocket engine powered in part by plastic waste.

GE Healthcare and Optellum have announced that they have signed a letter of intent to collaborate to advance precision diagnosis and...

Physicists have detected “ghost particles” in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) for the first time. An experiment called FASER picked up...

As we age, our eyesight naturally declines but a new study has found exposing our retinas to short bursts of deep red light can help...

Scientists are exploring nuclear fusion technology through various experimental devices, and a popular design for this pursuit of clean...

NASA has launched its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission to demonstrate a possible way to deflect asteroids that could pose...

If farmers know what sort of pest insects are present in their crops – and in what numbers – they can avoid excessive use of pesticides.

Everyone is familiar with the daily cycle. You wake up feeling refreshed (assuming you had a decent night’s sleep), then as the day goes...

Scientists have discovered a new type of cell in the heart. The cells, now named nexus glia, seem to help regulate heart rate and rhythm...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a new type of vaccine against urinary...

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced ambitious plans to plant one billion trees across the country in the next three years.

Multiple earthquakes were felt earlier this fall in West Texas, leading regulators in that state to designate a seismic response area and...

Of the three pillars of alternative protein, plant-based is getting the most mainstream attention and cultivated meat is the current...

Sniffing a chemical in human body odor blocks aggression in men but triggers it in women, an analysis published by the journal Science...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of Intel's 4004 processor, the first commercially available microprocessor built on a single chip.

The debate over what hydroelectric dams contribute to the environment -- either as useful tools in the fight against climate change or an...

Galapagos giant tortoises are some of the longest-living animals on Earth, but how do they pull off the feat? A new study has examined the..

Rolls-Royce said on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, that it's claiming three new world records, including one for the fastest all-electric vehicle...

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region is on the rise, with an area of more than 13,000 square kilometers razed in the span of a year.