Three amazing animal discoveries made in 2024. Sharks, spiders, and ants, oh my!

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new ...

New research shows that an intense regional dust storm transported unusually high amounts of water vapor into Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting hydrogen escape. The discovery reshapes understanding of ...

The habitat itself tells a story. A dry river canyon with sandstone geology and scattered Acacia cover is arid, rugged terrain — the kind that rewards patient nighttime surveying. That these geckos ...

A spiky, big-eyed gecko found clinging to canyon walls in southern Iran turned out to be a completely new species — genetically distinct from every known relative by a staggering margin. Researchers ...

Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be ...

Since it turned on, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of mysterious red blobs in space. The so-called Little ...

Steven Wright knew he had a problem long before the first snowflake fell.Wright, who runs the Jay Peak ski resort in ...

A 125-million-year-old fossil reveals a newly discovered dinosaur covered in unusual spikes scientists have never seen before.

As next-generation telescopes map this outer frontier, astronomers are bracing for discoveries that could reveal hidden planets, strange structures, and clues to the solar system’s chaotic youth.

Over 8,000 people submitted name suggestions for a newly discovered mollusk — and the winning entry literally means 'of the ...