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A new view of the Helix Nebula reveals a dying white dwarf star at the nebula's center. This star's violent eating habits could be responsib...

An ichthyosaur was pregnant with twins when she died, a fossil from Cretaceous Chile reveals.

We find out whether the Dark Skys DS-FX competes with the best star projectors on the market.

Has the sun already reached solar maximum? New data suggests Solar Cycle 25 may have peaked earlier than expected. Find out what this means.

Using a mathematical model, scientists explored how the human brain might represent information about physical spaces and about people, plac...

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these repercussions, ev...

We have tried and tested dozens of air purifiers over the years, measuring their accuracy and speed in removing airborne pollutants — here's...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed is 2nd ultra-close flyby of the sun, and survived to transmit its data back to Earth.

Q.ANT's new chip uses photon power in a bid to solve AI's big energy issue. It's also 50 times faster than silicon-based equivalents, the co...

Nocardiosis is a rare bacterial infection that attacks the lungs, skin and brain.

The discovery of nearly 20 alligator-size amphibians that died together during the Triassic in what is now Wyoming is providing scientists i...

After 11 years mapping the Milky Way, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has retired. Scientists hailed it as "the discovery m...

Smart scales track changes in your muscle mass, body fat percentage and other health metrics — but how do they work?

Under extreme metabolic conditions, like a marathon, the brain may turn to cellular fat stores to maintain function, according to a new stud...

SPHEREx's first images — containing roughly 100,000 points of light stars, galaxies and nebulae — have confirmed that the telescope is worki...

Forecasters have warned of historic flooding in the central US this week, anticipating multiple bouts of heavy rainfall and extreme thunders...

Surprising results from hypersonic air flow simulations could help design stronger, faster and more durable supersonic vehicles.

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "dri...

The best smart telescopes offer a supremely easy way of viewing the night sky.

Unitree's G1 demonstrates a new level of robotic agility with a complex movement following an AI software update.

Tropical storms have been steadily increasing in frequency over the past 5,700 years, new evidence from sediment in the Great Blue Hole reve...

A man with a complex medical history ended up with a rare bacterial infection after taking probiotics in the hospital.

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and more.

A 3-year-old girl in Israel found an ancient Canaanite amulet shaped like a scarab while she was out walking with her family.

An eerie new video from ESA's Solar Orbiter shows a towering 'cyclone' of plasma exhibiting behaviors never seen before on our sun.