How calcium may have unlocked the origins of life's molecular asymmetry

Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. 

Galaxies die earlier than expected

For a long time, scientists thought that only actively star-forming galaxies should be observed in the very early Universe. The James Webb space telescope now reveals that galaxies stopped forming stars earlier than expected. 

Massive collision created Mercury, new theory suggests

A grazing giant collision between two similar-sized rocky bodies likely created Mercury a few billion years ago.

Venus May Be Even More Geologically Active Near Its Surface

An unexpected phenomenon called convection could help explain many of the volcanoes and other features of the Venusian landscape.

North America is dripping from below, geoscientists discover

Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the remnants of a tectonic plate sinking in Earth's mantle may be the reason why.

Global warming this century may wipe 40% off the world's economy

The damage climate change will inflict on the world’s economy is likely to have been massively underestimated.

'Half ice, half fire': Physicists discover new phase of matter

"Half ice, half fire" is notable not only because it has never been observed before, but also because it is able to drive extremely sharp switching between phases in the material at a reasonable, finite temperature. 

Extremely Weird Rock Found on Mars Looks Like Nothing Else Around It

Once again, Mars has presented us with an example of something it seems to have in abundance: extremely peculiar and baffling rocks.

Using the unpredictable nature of quantum mechanics to generate truly random numbers

A team of international researchers has used the unpredictable nature of quantum mechanics to create a device capable of generating truly random numbers. 

Webb Detects Lyman-Apha Emission from Galaxy in Early Universe

The Lyman-apha light from JADES-GS-z13-1 has taken nearly 13.47 billion years to reach us, as it dates back to just 330 million years after the Big Bang.

Fear of Space Can Fuel Conspiracy Theories, Researcher Warns

Fear of space has grown alongside space programs. Worries about asteroid strikes and over-militarization lean into deeper fears about space as the unknown. 

NASA Is Watching a Huge, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field

NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa.

Did Life Ever Exist on Venus? Scientists Develop New Equation to Find Out

The main reason for space exploration is to search for life beyond Earth. 

Astronomers Discover "Space Tornadoes" Around the Milky Way's Core

An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) discovered a surprising new filamentary structure around the Mikly Way's core.

Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction

Nearly a third of fungi species assessed by international conservation experts were found to be at risk of extinction from threats like agriculture, deforestation and urban sprawl.