Stunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year ...

A mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East ...

The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating ...

Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled ...

A recent, 10-year study from California identified many known or suspected carcinogens in artificial turf. Does it pose a ...

The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better ...

NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the ...

A June update by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts suggests that the coming weather event will be the ...

Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly ...

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in ...

A rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert may be evidence of a long-lost "protoplanet" that formed in the early solar ...

The Gessel gold hoard is among the largest treasures ever discovered in prehistoric Europe but has only three pieces of ...