In a new paper, to get a better grasp on the risk of an asteroid impact and put it in context with other risks, astronomers ...

This is a lot for lovers of the night sky; there is only one little caveat. The six-planet alignment is happening before dawn ...

However, those who claim to have seen Nessie rarely report hoops or even humps. In fact, only 1.5 percent of Nessie reports ...

T he oldest government computer still in operation today is over 25 billion kilometers from Earth, and despite ...

T he largest wildfire currently burning in the US is sweeping through Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, scorching more ...

These can range from the interesting (such as the donut-shaped rock which may not be from the planet) to the silly (hello, ...

W avy Dave the robot crustacean has been showing scientists how male fiddler crabs respond when they see a fellow crab waving. Famous for their enormous claws, the team made Wavy Dave blend in by ...

If you were to go strolling at night in the right part of New Zealand, you just might be blessed by a visit from one of nature’s most delectable-looking gastropods: the pickle s ...

Okay, “penis worm” is underselling it. In fact, the Grand Canyon was something of a treasure trove of well-preserved fossils, with the team uncovering more than 1,500 Cambrian-era worms, crustaceans, ...

T he Wizard of Oz got a hat tip from scientists poking around in an ancient and underwater volcano chain in the Pacific Ocean, as they discovered what looked like a “yellow brick road”. The natural ...

The satellite is fully functional, providing valuable data, and may soon be burned up in our atmosphere out out of choice.

It’s common for areas of open water to appear within sea ice, to the extent that the phenomenon has a name: a polynya.