New maps reveal a vast store of hidden star-making material called "CO-dark molecular gas," found in the Cygnus X region.

Record set in Florida: a 19-foot-long Burmese python is captured in Big Cypress, revealing new clues about the ecological ...

The Arctic isn’t just warming faster than the rest of the planet - it has entered a new climate state where extreme events ...

Study discovered that Chiron, a small icy world between Saturn and Uranus, is forming rings. This shows how small worlds ...

A newly formed black hole, GW190412, was captured fleeing at 180,000 km/h; scientists track its entire cosmic trajectory for the first time.

Scientists in India discover a small lizard covered in spines, revealing a unique new species of gecko - Hemidactylus ...

Iceland recorded its first verified population of mosquitoes. The cold-tolerant species Culiseta annulata survived Iceland’s ...

A new geological model revolutionizes a century of theories: a rigid wedge of mantle keeps the Himalayas standing.

Brain scans show that most of us have a built-in capacity to learn to code, rooted in the brain’s logic and reasoning ...

Iceland recorded its first verified mosquitoes. The cold-tolerant species Culiseta annulata survived Iceland’s mild autumn.

In new research, scientists report signs of a past methane cycle shift during the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum, a rapid ...

Scientists have found that ancient horsetail plants change water chemistry in surprising ways, offering new clues about Earth ...