A team puts forward a possible explanation for the rise in global mean temperature: our planet has become less reflective because certain types of clouds have declined.
Astrophysicists find the birth sites of gigantic elliptical galaxies which they say gives new clues about how they were formed. The galaxies look like bulging footballs and how they were created remains a mystery to scientists -- until now.
Contradicting the results of several recent studies, the new findings reopen the case that Jupiter-family comets like 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko could have helped deliver water to Earth.
All the singularities of gravitational collapse are "clothed" by the event horizons of black holes – meaning we could never observe one. This is called cosmic censorship.
A new research suggests that the South Pole-Aitken basin may not have formed the way we thought, and may be much bigger than previous studies suggest – a discovery that has exciting implications for future lunar missions to the basin.
An experiment more than 10 years in the making has delivered its first glimpse of the hurricane of particles whirring inside subatomic particles called neutrons, laying the groundwork to solve a mystery deep in the heart of matter.
Healing of broken bones and other damaged tissue could be boosted by 3D-printed implants made of materials based on patients’ own blood, according to researchers.
The northern lights are a stunning show of red and purple lights, but scientists are revealing new secrets about much rarer blue lights.
New research highlights the stark choice we face when it comes to climate change: solve the crisis now, or spend a lot more money and resources solving the crisis in the future, after environmental tipping points have been passed.
What would happen to our mature, sedate Solar System if it suddenly gained another member? That would depend on the object's mass and the eventual orbit that it found itself in.
A natural compound produced by the bacterium is wholly new to science, and in the lab, it shows cancer-fighting properties.
Women with a higher genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease - even if they've never had a diagnosis of depression or other psychiatric disorders.
Researchers have used computer models to forecast when the Arctic Ocean might experience its first ice-free day.
A “mystery disease” recently struck the south-western corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing between 67 and 143 people over two weeks.
Using the largest gravitational wave detector ever made, we have confirmed earlier reports that the fabric of the Universe is constantly vibrating.
