Mid-infrared observations with the Subaru Telescope have revealed the shape and surface temperature of the nucleus of Comet ...

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered what is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, ...

Helicenes are a class of organic molecules consisting of benzene rings arranged in a spiral-like shape. These molecules ...

Every year, fungal infections kill around 2.5 million people worldwide, more than tuberculosis and malaria combined. Yet most ...

Chimpanzees may learn how to use some of their calls from the adults around them, in a surprising parallel with how human ...

A century after the Taung Child permanently altered our view of human origins, a new study published in npj Palaeoecosystems ...

UCLA-led astronomers have discovered the first known "disappearing planet" about 1,000 light-years away. The planet, TOI-2535 ...

Discovering new molecules for specific uses is a major driver of progress in a wide variety of industries, whether it's ...

Long-period, high-inclination comets of the sort that can cause extinction-level impacts here on Earth have long been thought ...

The tiny atomic defects so important for future quantum technologies can be difficult to spot. Fortunately, they leave behind ...

Freshly harvested fruit remains metabolically active, respires vigorously and is highly sensitive to ethylene. It is ...

Aswin Singaram Natarajan rolls a stem of wheat in his hands. It looks perfectly healthy, but the senior experimental ...