China's Chang'e-6 lunar module has returned from the moon's far side with samples in a historic mission. Its success is a key step toward understanding our planet's early history, and a milestone in the race with the U.S. to reach the moon's south pole.
Scientists perform necropsy on an ancient wolf pulled from Russian permafrost that may still have prey in its stomach.
A study in humans and lab animals suggests that an antimalarial drug might treat the root cause of PCOS symptoms.
Excessive brain growth in the womb has been directly tied to autism in toddlers in new research involving lab-grown "minibrains."
A combination of cultured cells and silicone could help robots appear more human in future thanks to realistic skin elasticity. And they can smile like us too.
Solar energy breakthrough sees scientists stabilize perovskite crystals for use in future solar panels, promising more efficient and sustainable green technology.
The Gaia space telescope has spotted the dim companions of eight bright stars, suggesting we can expect new glimpses of distant planets.
Archaeologists used X-rays to analyze the remains of a sandal unearthed near a Roman fort in Bavaria.
A medieval woman who was buried alongside 23 warrior monks in Spain was likely a warrior herself, a new study finds.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed five extremely dense proto-globular clusters along a hair-thin arc of glittering stars. The discovery could help them understand how the earliest galaxies formed.
Recent research into methods for spotting AI-generated video looks for specific markers not found in standard digital images.
NASA and Boeing engineers are troubleshooting various faults in the Starliner spacecraft. But with only 45 days of docking time available, the window for return is closing.
The science of ruining your favorite shirt is more complicated than you might think.
A 2017 satellite image of the Sahara's Tanezrouft Basin shows the abstract beauty in ancient rock folds and colorful salt flats that have been sculpted in this terrifying region over millions of years.
Saturn pumps into space varying amounts of heat based on its seasons, which drives planet-wide storms, data from NASA's Cassini mission has revealed.
Lucy is popularly depicted as being hairy, but new evidence suggests she wasn't. The discovery prompts new questions about the history of nudity.
From the tiniest insects to the largest land animal on Earth, here are some of the most dangerous and deadly creatures in the world.
The sparkling galaxy NGC 1546 stars in Hubble's first new image since changing to its new "one-gyro mode," ending the telescope's roughly month-long break.
Some humans have always stood head and shoulders above their peers, but there's nothing mythological about these real-life human giants.
