Life expectancy has climbed steadily over the past century, but few people talk seriously about eliminating death itself. Now ...

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

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

A rare shipwreck, a gnome garden and 'Dragon's Teeth' defences are among the weird and wonderful historic structures that ...

San Antonio City Council has until Dec. 31 to decide if it will move its elections from May to November, but only a handful ...

Though there were setbacks on climate change and funding for science this year, there was still plenty of amazing discoveries ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb argues that the anomalous interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS exposes a critical gap in humanity's ...

Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?

While keeping the long-dead crocodilian intact, McKnight and her team also “virtually” recreated the bronze hook lodged in ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

The markings, which appear on the outside of the fruit, are the result of a virus. They are safe to eat, even if they do look pretty weird.

The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant reveals that massive exploding stars can forge far more of life's essential ingredients ...