Scientists are usually a rather cheery bunch. But every now and then, they have a habit of wondering how the Universe might cave in and destroy us in the blink of an eye. Take physicists Frans Pretorius from Princeton University and William East from the…

A global dust storm on Mars is threatening the future of NASA's Opportunity rover, the longest-lived robot on that planet.

Around 252 million years ago, the Earth changed drastically and catastrophically. Massive, ongoing volcanic activity in Siberia wrapped the planet in a thick shroud of ash for almost a million years, killing off most of the life that was around at

On August 21 last year, the US came to a standstill to watch the incredibly rare alignment of the Moon sliding in front of the Sun, completely blocking its rays.

It's compact, bushy, and responsible for telling other neurons to shush. Beyond that, nobody is entirely sure what a newly discovered variety of brain cell called a rosehip neuron does.

During the peak of the last glacial period, some 25,000 years ago, the population of prehistoric cave bears (Ursus spelaeus complex) dwindled to a trickle. And then, there were none.

Particle accelerators can lead to major breakthroughs in our understanding of the universe, and now, we may have a better way to create them.

It's no secret America is hurting right now. Life expectancy is in decline, fuelled by a deadly national addiction to painkillers that knows almost no bounds.

An international group of scientists from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and NUST MISIS has developed a model of a new metamaterial, which…

What's up with the Sun? As we've said previous, what the Sun isn't doing is the big news of 2018 in solar astronomy.

Saturn has been out there getting up to its old tricks again: looking really spectacular and being super interesting. This time, it's in a series of photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, showing the planet's breathtaking auroras.

Black holes are famous for tearing apart and devouring stars. But new simulations suggest that, in the very final moments, black holes can actually bring stars back to life.

For the first time, scientists have figured out how to accelerate electrons using protons passing through plasma. 

A rare manifestation of syphilis can affect the eyes, mimicking a range of ocular disorders. If left untreated, it can lead to blindness - and, according to new research, this problem appears to be on the rise.

It's an irreversible tragedy that has been felt the world over. On Sunday, a huge and devastating fire ripped through Brazil's National Museum (Museu Nacional).

Isn't it beautiful? This is an illustrated logarithmic scale conception of the observable Universe with the Solar System at the centre.

Sophisticated AI could make the world a better place. It might let us fight cancer and improve healthcare around the world, or simply free us from the menial tasks that dominate our lives. That was the primary topic of conversation last month when engineers…

The first map of Jupiter's magnetic field at a range of depths is in, and it solidifies something we already knew: that it's really, really, really weird. Aside from that, though, it's unlike anything else planetary scientists have ever seen.

If humans are going to send tiny probes across the vast distances of space, the designs of their sails will need to strike a delicate balance of mass, strength, and reflectivity. Now engineers have invented a nanomaterial that might just do the tri

In 2003, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology-1 (SMART-1) lunar orbiter.

Well, this sure is one parade that's getting rained out of existence. A spectacular astronomical event that had been predicted for 2022 now isn't going to happen after all.