Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest
Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
Giant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
Archaeologists in England used a tooth enamel analysis to confirm that a 2,000-year-old burial contained a female warrior.
Scientists in Antarctica did the unimaginable: They grew a bounty of watermelons while living on the ice-cold continent.
The Euclid space telescope uses its incredibly wide field of view to hunt for two of the universe's most mysterious components: dark matter and dark energy.
The $499 million mission will be the first test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft, NASA announced.
Researchers created a facial approximation of a 45,000-year-old individual who is believed to be the oldest anatomically modern human ever to be genetically sequenced.
The 1992 storm destroyed a python breeding facility, potentially setting hundreds of pythons free. But it's likely the invasive species had gained a foothold in the Everglades long before the hurricane hit.
Whether arms or legs are more important depends on the species and the environment.
Meet the 'bubbletrons' — theoretical particle accelerators that may have helped build the universe as we know it.
Walmart's Back to School sale is back, and this laptop deal is ideal for students.
NASA has identified a supermassive black hole blasting its energetic jets straight toward Earth. Don't worry, though, this blazar is located 400 million light-years away.
The Mexican salamander is only found in two lakes and is considered critically endangered, with pollution and invasive predators driving the species' decline.
Asteroids are left over from the early solar system. Here's how they get destroyed.
The remains of a climber who went missing in 1986 were found peeking out of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps.
An upcoming resupply mission to the International Space Station will include stem cells destined to be grown into tiny, 3D models of the human brain.
After she'd spent a year experiencing unusual mood and behavioral symptoms, doctors discovered the teen's brain was being attacked by her own cells.
The 'Sturgeon Supermoon' will be the second of four supermoons in 2023 and best viewed at moonrise on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Archaeologists think the burial site dates from about 4,000 years ago, during the Bronze Age.