Jupiter's giant moon Ganymede is the only known moon to have its own magnetic field — and it may be heating up in a process "not yet observed anywhere else," new research suggests. This standout ...

This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab ...

Bizarre Venus surface formations (or coronae) are likely key to understanding our twin planet's heretofore inscrutable ...

China's Tianzhou-10 mission just delivered embryo-like structures made from living stem cells to the Tiangong space station.

Cephalopods are members of a class of marine animals that includes octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses. The group includes more than 800 species (and new species are still being found), ...

Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area. "A descent of hot lava is observed on the western ...

Why it's incredible: The passage is one of the world's most dangerous ocean crossings. The Drake Passage is an ocean channel between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula.

Acetaminophen — better known as the active ingredient in Tylenol — is an over-the-counter pain reliever. It can be used to help with mild to moderate headaches, muscle aches, backaches, sore throats, ...

One of Australia's biggest and deadliest spiders is actually three different species, researchers discover — and one of these behemoth arachnids is even bigger than the rest. Sydney funnel-web spiders ...

A "foundational" study found that the brains of children with ADHD matured later, but that finding was likely a mirage tied to issues with how the children were followed over time.

Dead seal pups on a Canadian island have been found with mysterious spiral-shaped injuries for years. The wounds were thought ...

Neptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s ...