Scientific discoveries and research
About 600 million years ago, the continents wandered Earth, yet to settle into their current positions. Their locations during the Ediacaran (as this...
A Curtin University-led study has revealed the extraordinary biodiversity hidden in deep underwater canyons off Western Australia's Nyinggulu (Ningalo...
Scientists at Keele University have created the first detailed map of the genetic "switches" that control reproduction in disease-carrying insects suc...
A new paper from NASA's Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with ov...
NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Thebe, the second largest of Jupiter's inner moons, during a close pass on May 1, 2026. The spacecraft's...
This series of images shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm, and—after waving the arm an...
New research into plant-based food and drinks has found a prevalence of mycotoxins—naturally occurring poisonous compounds produced by fungi—in hundre...
Biological invasions occur when organisms such as animals and plants are introduced by people to regions of the world where they do not naturally occu...
Approximately 145 million: That's the number of specimens—including plants, animals, minerals, and human artifacts—curators estimate are held in the S...
Florida State University researchers have discovered how to accurately predict winter weather forecasts months in advance, affording sectors such as a...
In the last two decades, coastal urban areas have taken steps to better minimize flooding and runoff by creating more permeable surfaces and encouragi...
Schools must do more to help girls master AI. That's the conclusion of a new study, which found that boys, more confident at working with AI, performe...
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