Researchers are employing criminal forensics to understand the impacts of nanoplastics on our ocean environment.

Scientists have been probing the cosmos to find out how much the universe weighs — but the two approaches are producing inconsistent results and causing a bit of tension.

China hopes to be the third country to land on Mars with its latest mission, Tianwen-1.

Scientists recently discovered the oldest fossil of a modern bird, revealing an extraordinary link between the age of dinosaurs and present day.

The UAE is preparing to send its first interplanetary spacecraft to Mars, with sights set to make history in multiple ways.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will use the world's largest digital camera to capture the far reaches of the universe.

A team of researchers from Leeds University believes it has uncovered why Earth's magnetic north pole keeps shifting.

Researchers have mapped an entire twisted graphene structure for the first time to figure out what makes it so magical.

NASA’s Perseverance rover is due to launch in the summer of 2020 — here’s what the new and improved rover can do that other Mars rovers couldn’t.

Inside NASA’s ambitious mission to bring martian samples to Earth.

NASA and ESA are planning to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid — here's why.

Water is the most abundant liquid on Earth, but it’s also the most bizarre, leaving researchers to question if it’s actually two different liquids instead of one complicated one.

New research reveals that massive amounts of radioactive material might be essential for life outside our solar system.

This laboratory is run by robots with virtually no human intervention as part of an industry-wide push toward automation.

The strong CP problem is one of the biggest puzzles in physics — but axions could be the solution.

Inside the drop tower creating zero gravity on Earth.

A new immune discovery could provide universal cancer treatment — here's how it works.

A new study suggests our universe might not be isotropic like we thought, but instead anisotropic — meaning we might live in a lopsided universe.

A team of astronomers discovered a black hole lying just 1,000 light-years from Earth — and its presence may hint at the existence of many more.

Scientists have designed the first-ever super-light carbon nanostructure that’s stronger than diamond.

Researchers believe they’ve overcome a major obstacle standing in the way of practical quantum computers.

A planet discovered by Hubble suddenly vanished — here’s where it went and what its disappearance could mean for the study of planetary systems.

A new study suggests that 'Oumuamua, our solar system’s first interstellar visitor, has a new origin story.

SpaceX is about to make history by bringing human spaceflight back to U.S. soil.

These engineers designed a fleet of autonomous drones that deliver medical supplies to remote hospitals in minutes.

Rwanda’s wild terrain hinders the speedy delivery of medical supplies to remote hospitals — this drone delivery company revolutionized that process.

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is about to embark on its first-ever launch demo with a payload onboard.

A team of scientists are performing calculations to further predict how we could see black holes in far more detail in the future.

Exciting preliminary evidence claims that blood plasma therapy might be able to treat COVID-19 — here’s what we know.

An international team of researchers broke the symmetry of time using black hole simulations — and they believe they demonstrated that time cannot be reversed.