NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected strong evidence for a giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest Sun-like star to Earth. Located just 4 light-years away, this possible ...

Denisovans, a mysterious human relative, left behind far more than a handful of fossils—they left genetic fingerprints in ...

Cornell engineers have built the first fully integrated “microwave brain” — a silicon microchip that can process ultrafast data and wireless signals at the same time, while using less than 200 ...

A groundbreaking fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon has unveiled exquisitely preserved soft-bodied animals from the Cambrian period, offering an unprecedented glimpse into early life more than 500 ...

Beneath the North Sea, scientists have uncovered colossal sand formations, dubbed “sinkites,” that have mysteriously sunk ...

Extreme heat waves and cold spells on the Great Lakes have more than doubled since the late 1990s, coinciding with a major El ...

Over 15 years of fossil excavations in Tanzania and Zambia have revealed a vivid portrait of life before Earth’s most devastating mass extinction 252 million years ago. Led by the University of ...

Cats can naturally develop dementia with brain changes strikingly similar to Alzheimer’s disease in humans, including toxic ...

Scientists in Sweden have developed a groundbreaking “skin in a syringe” — a gel packed with live cells that can be applied ...

UC Berkeley scientists found oxytocin is key for quickly forming strong friendships, but less critical for mate bonds. In ...

Scientists have developed a lightning-fast AI tool called HEAT-ML that can spot hidden “safe zones” inside a fusion reactor ...