A team of researchers in the UK has started an ambitious new scientific project: to create an artificial human genome entirely from scratch.
In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone rapid rise in surface salinity across the waters surrounding Antarctica, paired with a steep and ongoing decline in sea ice.
The world's first commercial hybrid of silicon circuitry and human brain cells will soon be available for rent.
Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our solar system - only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed.
Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist.
The world's most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors – lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals.
Real world measurements of how much extra heat the Earth is trapping are well beyond most climate models. That's a real problem.
An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most powerful civilizations. Known as Tiwanaku, the ancient society is one of the earliest examples of civilization in the Andes.
As part of NASA’s efforts to expand access to space, four private astronauts are in orbit following the successful launch of the fourth all private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
On June 20, 2025, Austrian researchers have discovered a dark-matter galaxy candidate in a cluster of galaxies some 240 million light-years away.
JWST has discovered and directly imaged its first exoplanet. It’s the first one Webb has found that other telescopes hadn’t previously found.
Within a tiny plankton, an even smaller cell has been found living an unexpectedly virus-like existence, challenging what it means to be alive.
Research led by UK scientists has uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle rock rising from deep within the Earth beneath Africa.
Astronomers have detected the smallest and most solar system-like planet ever directly imaged around another star.
An observatory in Chile with the world's largest camera has published first images of star nurseries and galaxies. The Vera Rubin Observatory can detect even tiny changes in the sky, making it an ideal asteroid spotter.
