Too much cosmic radiation can sterilize a planet – but a surprising new study has found that under the right circumstances, it could actually make uninhabitable worlds habitable.

In the cold darkness deep beneath the waves of the Arctic Ocean, a hidden barrier appears to separate the haves from the have ...

The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a ...

CERN scientists have analyzed a particle of antimatter isolated in an undecided quantum state known as a superposition for ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the ...

Scientists have discovered the long-buried secret of a 17th-century French aristocrat 400 years after her death: She was using gold wire to keep her teeth from falling out.

A woman who lived and died 2,000 years ago in the Altai Mountains of Siberia is opening a new window into ancient tattoos.

Your brain uses some of the same language and cognitive systems for both reading and listening, but it also performs ...

Artificial sweeteners were introduced to offer a healthier alternative to sugar – but as a new study highlights, these ...

According to a study published in 2021, the stressful sensations caused by seeing others fidget are an incredibly common psychological phenomenon, affecting as many as one in three people.

An adopted embryo that was frozen for 30 and a half years has given rise to what some claim is the 'oldest baby' in the world ...

For humans, the predictable structure of a nursery rhyme melody helps make it simple enough for a child to learn. For a ...