The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula ...

Easter-egg decorating is an ancient tradition with deep roots extending at least into the medieval period of European history ...

Another hypothesis is that contagious yawning evolved to keep groups in sync. Yawns follow a natural circadian rhythm and ...

Why matter dominates over antimatter in our universe has long been a major cosmic mystery to physicists. A new finding by the ...

A three-part documentary on penguins' hidden lives will reveal a number of never-before-seen moments. Here's what executive ...

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced ...

A new stretchable hydrogel battery can withstand extreme conditions and still operate effectively, scientists say.

The plains viscacha looks a lot like a chinchilla, but it's known for building vast tunnels underground and for producing ...

Cooking is an essential part of human culture, but people haven't always written down recipes the way we do now.

A slowly spinning universe could resolve a puzzle in physics known as the Hubble tension, a new model suggests.

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these ...

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the ...