New research shows how faint radio signals from the early Universe, soon to be detected by Moon missions, could reveal dark matter's secrets.

A decade ago, the first gravitational waves confirmed that black holes collide. Telescopes soon revealed shadows of giants ...

Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...

A research team led by geophysicists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography provides an explanation for ...

SUCCESS stories inspire, while tales of downfall can foster moral growth. Donald Crowhurst’s story falls under the second category. Crowhurst cannot be called a hero, yet he has been the subject of a ...

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

That’s precisely why Timothy Brewster, an organometallic chemist at the University of Memphis, thought it would be best to ...

The quantum world is already full of surprises, but a new discovery has added an entire wing to what scientists call the ...

"Our new method is a first step in developing a cheap, easy, and portable method for routine monitoring of waterways, beaches ...

If you've ever accidentally sliced yourself on a broken glass or a piece of paper, you may have noticed that the bleeding can ...

Dark energy —the term used to describe whatever is causing the universe to expand at an increasing rate—is one of the ...

In a step toward making ultra-bright X-ray sources more widely available, an international collaboration led by the ...