It's not uncommon for several planets to be in the sky at once, but it's less common for more planets to align. Any number of ...

Understanding the biological processes of getting older could help us lead longer lives, and stay healthier later in life – ...

It's no secret that corvids are capable of some amazing feats of creative and intelligent thinking, but a newly discovered ...

A world that bears more than a passing similarity to Earth has just been discovered orbiting a star just 40 light-years from ...

When we look at really distant objects, such as dwarf planets beyond Pluto, we find their orbits are a little unexpected. They move on very large elliptical (oval-shaped) orbits, are grouped together, ...

Although it's a small study, it adds to evidence that the concentration of microplastics may affect disease severity.

The earlier dispersal waves, including the people using the ancient Madjebebe rock shelter in Australia, may have been small ...

With so many high-profile people diagnosed with cancer we are confronted with the stark reality the disease can strike any of ...

The study shows that it's feasible to find and extract remnants of viral DNA in the remains of ancient hominins. The oldest ...

On the downside, adding too much banana peel flour did result in cookies that were somewhat brown and hard, possibly from all ...

A feast devoured by a supermassive black hole a billion light-years from Earth has revealed how fast that black hole spins on ...

A relatively common condition can turn someone's gaze into a galaxy, making the eye appear to contain a starry night sky.