An exotic kind of particle so mysterious that it was suspected to be impossible has finally been identified by physicists – and not just once, but twice. Two new theoretical predictions of an elusive form of matter called tetraquarks provide the firmest evidence…

Picture a scientist. Seriously, right now. I'm not going to discuss the nature of the person that you have in your mind (although I am going to guess: White? Male? Crazy hair? That's not surprising, but another topic entirely). I'm more curious about what…

CRISPR-Cas9 technology allows scientists to insert or remove genes by making a cut in a DNA molecule; an ability that has applications ranging from the creation of pigs with lower levels of body fat to the eradication of certain diseases.

Scientists just took a big step towards the goal of quantum computers, and even a quantum internet to connect them, after successfully using photons to transfer quantum information between a cold atomic gas and a solid crystal.

Researchers have devised a new method to predict the hand preference of babies while they're still in the mother's womb. The discovery adds to a growing body of research showing our handedness is innate - but on top of that, the screening method could also…

The brain is really little more than a collection of electrical signals. If we can learn to catalogue those then, in theory, you could upload someone's mind into a computer, allowing them to live forever as a digital form of consciousness, just lik

Three years ago, the place you're reading about now did not exist.

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the secretive rocket company Blue Origin, has successfully test-launched a rocket system with a dummy and several experiments inside.

NASA and Google announced a "major discovery" on Thursday: another solar system with eight planets.

Today is a monumental day in SpaceX's history. For the first time ever, the spaceflight company flew a mission using mostly refurbished technology.

Earth is no stranger to meteors. In fact, meteor showers are a regular occurrence, where small objects (meteoroids) enter the Earth's atmosphere and radiate in the night sky. Since most of these objects are smaller than a grain of sand, they never reach the…

HP Lovecraft may be a polarising figure nowadays, but he was right about one thing: there's madness in them thar mountains. And now researchers have determined a new medical entity, discrete from altitude sickness, that causes it. They're calling it high…

Have you ever had an argument because you disagree about the way something happened? You were both there, you saw the same thing, but you remember it differently. This happens quite a lot, because human memories are imperfect. As much as we all like to think…

The Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea has turned up a cache of treasures - over 300 carved stones, dating back to the Stone Age.

You're probably not going to see it, but in 2018, a small Solar System object is going to pay us a second visit since its discovery in 2015. It's called 2015 TB145, also known as the Halloween Asteroid - and for good reason.

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on Friday night, creating a dazzling display in the sky above Southern California, and baffling some people who had no idea what was happening. Watch some of the reactions from the ground: Some people were unsure what was…

A strange "winking" star called RZ Piscium could be devouring the remains of busted planets, according to new research, solving a long-standing mystery around the star's age and surrounding activity. Using 11 hours of telescope readings, astronomers have…