For only the second time ever, a collision between two asteroids has been observed around an alien star not too far beyond ...

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.

Research shows that C-reactive protein is a better predictive marker for heart attacks and strokes than "bad," or LDL ...

A German woman engineer on Saturday became the first wheelchair user to blast into space, taking a brief ride on a Blue ...

In the absence of great white sharks, copper sharks ( Carcharhinus brachyurus) are moving in to fill the vacant ecological ...

Our pets can now live much longer lives, yet they face an increased risk of cognitive decline similar to human dementia as ...

The holiday season is a time of exciting activities, family get-togethers and a time away from the normal work and school ...

Experiments on an ultra-rare genetic mutation that causes neurodegeneration in children have helped uncover a new mechanism ...

The Moon has no real atmosphere, but Earth has, in a sense, been generously trying to share its own for billions of years.

There's the invasion by a warlike species, there's the highly evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive ...

Using the combined might of spacecraft scattered across the Solar System, scientists have built the most detailed map yet of ...

This week in science: the choice between tea or coffee could have greater consequences than you think; interstellar comet ...