Scientists have been arguing about the origin of strange streaks on Mars since the earliest missions to the Red Planet.

Scientists may have discovered the most powerful particle colliders in the universe — and they're strewn throughout our galaxy just waiting...

Practice could put some people at greater risk of complications like heart disease, researchers warn

Discover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.

The new world of contact lenses has arrived: ones that allow individuals to see in the dark with their eyes closed.In the journal Cell,...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits...

Traces of ruthenium in volcanic rock point to a hidden geological highway.

A new study has shed light on exactly how a lack of sleep causes harm

Over 99.99 per cent of Earth’s deposits of gold and other precious metals are locked away in its core

Alaska, Hawaii and areas along the mainland West Coast would be at risk if an earthquake erupts along the Cascadia subduction zone within th...

A seemingly out-of-place boulder in Tonga hints at a massive tsunami that hit the region 7,000 years ago.

Recent studies have illuminated the evolutionary origins of teeth, revealing that they may have evolved from the armored exoskeletons of anc...

Practice could put some people at greater risk of complications like heart disease, researchers warn

Teeth are sensitive because they evolved from sensory tissue in both ancient vertebrates and ancient arthropods.

The split-second spark may explain how storms become radioactive—and how lightning really begins.