Drug development in biotechnology takes time. A lot of time. On average, it takes 10 to 15 years to take a medicine from ...

Cycad cones aren’t always hot. Instead, they follow daily cycles of heating and cooling: Pollen-laden male cones produce a big burst of heat in the late afternoon, and then ovulating female cones warm ...

Self-proclaimed atheist Elon Musk discussed religion on a recent podcast, where the billionaire was asked if he believes in ...

The fossil record is crucial for understanding the origins and diversification of amphibians and reptiles. New discoveries ...

A new study has found that Earth's innermost core isn't a conventional solid, but rather in a 'superionic state'.

A Nasa spacecraft that has been doing laps around Mars for more than a decade has gone silent – and no one knows why. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, or Maven, has been studying ...

The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the universe's earliest supernova. This event offers a rare glimpse into the early universe. It shows how ...

Scientists developed a high-performance hydrogen-production catalyst using lignin, a common waste product from paper and ...

NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than 11 years and one of only three ...

A year of new treatments, new technologies, new ways to stay safe during disasters and new insights on the mysteries of the ...

Researchers say they’ve uncovered new evidence in present-day England that could reshape our understanding of human evolution ...