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While often strained, the U.K.-U.S. relationship got a boost when Roosevelt and Churchill became drinking buddies.

Here's a guide to the Atlantic hurricane season of 2021, including predictions, naming conventions and how to prepare for a storm.

An open letter to a scientific journal has sparked a conversation around diversity, inclusion and safety in the astronomy community.

Elsa, The first hurricane of the 2021 season, formed on Friday (July 2).

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective against the highly transmissible delta variant, the company announced.

Astronomers think the undead husk could transform into a neutron star — a totally new way for it to evolve.

A new survey reveals that most Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life and do not feel threatened by the appearance of UFOs.

A giant comet found far out in the solar system may be 1,000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it potentially the largest ever...

These bacteria usually eat natural polyesters, like those found in the outer coating of plant cells.

What makes you, you? Psychologists use five major traits to sketch out personality types.

Parts of the southern U.S. are seeing off-season spikes in a respiratory virus called RSV, public health experts warn.

The dinosaurs were "particularly prone to extinction" even before the asteroid hit, a new study suggests.

The world's best free divers can survive brain oxygen levels lower than those found in seals, according to a new study.

They're not as famous as Darwin or Curie, but these heroes made our lives better through groundbreaking achievements.

Scientists are concerned that increasing amounts of meltwater could be finding its way into the ocean.

Life in the clouds of Venus is impossible due to the extremely low amount of water despite last year's findings suggesting the presence of o...

Some of the most fascinating worlds in our cosmic neighborhood are not planets, but the moons that orbit around them.

After more than four years of exploring a menagerie of cosmic happenings through gravitational waves, scientists have finally spotted the th...

Find out how the U.K.'s largest laboratory can accelerate electrons to nearly the speed of light.

Scientists have described a brand new type of visual illusion that makes people see non-existent rays shining through rings of concentric po...

While most people who are vaccinated should feel comfortable taking masks off indoors, those who are older than 65, or are immunocompromised...

Astronomers have found evidence of a rare electron-capture supernova for the first time, which could help solve a 1,000-year-old space myste...

The mRNA vaccines will likely provide protection against the coronavirus for years if it doesn't evolve significantly, a small new study sug...

The early plague strain didn’t have the ability to transmit itself through fleas, making it less deadly than later versions .

The researchers hope to use their apparatus to probe why large objects do not exhibit quantum effects.