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

A mid its towering ice sheets, Antarctica conceals a fiery secret, a landscape dotted with volcanoes. Most remain dormant, ...

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

In the first one, Profumo focuses on the possibility of dark matter as a consequence of the expansion of the universe. The ...

Gaps in the forest canopy caused by logging roads have isolated species, but these eye-wateringly high bridges provide a solution.

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, ...

A study has suggested that this motion of our star through the galaxy potentially takes us through regions of space that could affect our planet's climate. According to the study, the Solar System may ...

There’s a significant body of evidence to suggest that fiber is good for our health, with soluble fiber known to help control ...

F or some people, seeing art can give them a kind of “art attack” known as Stendhal syndrome, or Florence syndrome. It’s a ...

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 ...

That the humble apple snail (Pomacea canaliciulata) can regrow its eyes, regenerating them after injury or amputation. The discovery came about after Assistant Professor Dr Alice Accorsi began working ...

It is a story that has been repeated a lot since. We do love to anthropomorphize space missions. A robot singing itself Happy Birthday was an almost guaranteed to make Curiosity more than just a ...