The ambitious and top secret project was supposed to withstand a first strike by the Soviet Union, but it ultimately couldn't ...

Chinese scientists now have access to the world's most powerful hypergravity facility. Every time an astronaut returns from ...

Zooming in on the auditory cortex, the researchers found three unique sets of neurons that light up while we listen to music.

With less than 10% of global plastic recycled and the rest wreaking havoc on ecosystems, a team of Japanese scientists has ...

Orcas have been observed launching synchronized attacks hunting whale sharks for the first time.

Take a closer look at your hands—they carry millions of years of evolutionary history, connecting you to our closest primate ...

Republican ideals have evolved over millennia, shaping governance across the globe. Modern republics continue to adapt, but ...

The Fiji government has developed a new plan which it hopes will resolve the many uncertainties of the relocation process.

CT-Scans use Röntgen radiation, known as X-rays -- they penetrate through most materials and are captured by a special film ...

Physicists have now visualized the shape of a photon—the smallest unit of light—using a novel theoretical model. These ...

"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up ...

What happens when a highly social creature like a bottlenose dolphin is left utterly alone? Delle, a solitary dolphin in ...