166-million-year-old dinosaur footprints unearthed in Oxfordshire, UK

The UK’s largest dinosaur trackway has been uncovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire, revealing a fascinating glimpse into the Jurassic past.

Researchers discover new blood group system - MAL

Researchers identified the genetic background of the previously known but mysterious AnWj blood group antigen. The findings allow identification and treatment of rare patients lacking this blood group.

Scientists Trace Fast Radio Burst to Surprise Source For First Time

When a magnetar within the Milky Way galaxy belched out a flare of colossally powerful radio waves in 2020, scientists finally had concrete evidence to pin down an origin for fast radio bursts.

ET May Look Nothing Like Life on Earth

Astrobiologists are working to discover universal rules that govern the emergence of complex physical and biological systems on Earth and beyond.

Dark energy may not be existing according to a new theory

One of the biggest mysteries in science - dark energy - doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding.

Breakthrough in technology for lifelike facial expressions in androids

Even highly realistic androids can cause unease when their facial expressions lack emotional consistency. 

Protoplanetary Disks around Sun-Like Stars Appear to Live Longer in Early Universe

In 2003, Hubble provided evidence of a massive exoplanet around a very old star. Such stars possess only small amounts of heavier elements that are the building blocks of planets.

Hubble Views Supernova-Hosting Spiral Galaxy

NASA has released a beautiful photo taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the spiral galaxy LEDA 22057.

New Equation Can Reveal Hidden Asteroids Set to Strike Earth

If Earth is going to be blown to bits by an asteroid, it'd be nice to have some advance warning and a newly developed equation gives us a better chance of an early heads up.

Quantum teleportation achieved over internet cables

Quantum teleportation over a busy internet cable opens the door for quantum applications without requiring specialized infrastructure.

We Just Got an Extreme Close-Up of One of The Universe's Brightest Objects

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers homed in on a quasar called 3C 273, some 2.5 billion light-years from Earth.

Exciting space missions in 2025

From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an exciting year of launches and flybys.

Physicists Have Found a Radical New Way to Entangle Light And Sound

In new research, physicists have theorized a bold way to change it up by entangling two particles of very different kinds – a unit of light, or a photon, with a phonon, the quantum equivalent of a wave of sound.

A Single Tea Bag Could Release Billions of Microplastics Into The Body

Microplastics are superpervasive - getting into human tissue, ancient rock, and bottled water - but it may come as a shock to discover just how many of these tiny fragments can lurk inside a single tea bag.

Here's what the James Webb telescope has found in just 3 years

The James Webb Space Telescope is celebrating three years from its launch. Its discoveries have already changed our understanding of the early universe.