News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We ...

Nuclear fusion reactors require massive amounts of heat and pressure to re-create conditions similar to those at the center ...

(via PBS Eons) We may have planet-shattering asteroids to thank for the origin of life on Earth.

When it comes to things that affect sperm counts, there's a lot of rumors out there. Anything from diet and exercise to ...

Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes ...

A new translation of a 2018 book by French science historian Thibault Le Texier challenges the claims of one of psychology’s ...

Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the ...

The name "blue lurker" might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that ...

Our gut is a bustling hub of activity, home to trillions of microbes that work together with our bodies to keep us healthy. A ...

Most 11- and 12-year-olds use TikTok and other social media despite the platforms’ age restrictions, and many show signs of ...

The research, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and funded by the British Heart Foundation, ...

A whitish, grey patch that sometimes appears in the night sky alongside the northern lights has been explained for the first ...