Thanks to a new computer model, planetary scientists now have a better idea of the types of chemicals hiding beneath Neptune’s icy surface. Often, scientists attempt...
Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will be treated to a show of shooting stars on Friday and Saturday night as the Perseid meteor shower peaks over...
Goldfish can make their own alcohol, allowing them to survive long winters at the bottom of frozen lakes with little to no oxygen. Now, researchers know...
An asteroid measuring between 49 and 98 feet wide will pass within a few thousand miles of Earth on Oct. 12, according to NASA scientists. Asteroid...
Researchers believe a 13-million-year-old skull recovered in Kenya belongs to the earliest common ancestor of humans and all living apes. Paleontologists have made great strides in...
New research suggests trapdoor spiders crossed the Indian Ocean to get from Southern Africa to Australia. The trapdoor spider, Moggridgea rainbow, is only found on Kangaroo...
Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Center have identified a chemical capable of forming cell membranes on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Researchers have previously hypothesized that Titan’s...
Astronomers have discovered an object that could be the first known moon located beyond the Solar System. If genuine, the “exomoon” is likely to be about...
Coral gardening works, according to new research out of the University of Miami. In a survey of coral restoration efforts, scientists found laboratory-raised coral fragments benefit...
New analysis of ancient volcanic grains on the moon suggests the lunar mantle is surprisingly rich in water. When astronomers used satellite observations to survey the...
New research highlights the immense power of fear. The emotion was strong enough to curb eating and reproduction among groups of fruit flies, increasing the likelihood...