We had a particularly great week for new research findings, in my opinion. I mean, stories like a 2% improvement in a ...

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of a nearby sun-like star.

While the restoration of natural areas is high on political agendas, a comprehensive new study from the University of ...

Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed.

Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...

In an age where social media promises to connect us, a Baylor University study reveals a sobering paradox—the more time we ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

Research has shown that human bodily responses and cognitive shifts affect each other in both directions. We feel sorry ...

A new study reveals that implementing enhanced weathering (EW), the practice of adding crushed basalt to soils, with U.S.

Blue tentacle-like arms attached to an Astrobee free-flying robot grab onto a "capture cube" in this image from Feb. 4, 2025.

The early lineages of hexapods (broadly defined insects) have long been debated. Researchers at University of Tsukuba and ...