New experiments confirm a decades-old theory of turbulence, revealing how air behaves at extreme speeds and shaping the ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a 12,000-year-old figurine that shows evidence of pyrotechnology thousands of years before the ...

Researchers have discovered parasitic ant queens that use natural "chemical weapons" to trick ants from rival colonies.

Scientists have identified a neural mechanism that could explain how a psychedelic compound reduces alcohol intake.

Scientists have made a surprise discovery in lunar soil samples that could help unravel the mystery behind the Moon’s ...

Bees can distinguish split-second flashes of light, revealing surprising timing abilities and advanced cognitive flexibility.

An MIT neuroscientist proposes that brain waves perform analog computations that give rise to thought and consciousness.

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a coronal mass ejection exploding from a star other than our Sun.

Australia may be known for its tourist myth of the drop bear, but researchers have now uncovered the remains of a real-life ...

A recently discovered impact crater in China is among the best-preserved ever found, offering insight into how space rocks ...

Our solar system appears to be breaking the cosmic speed limit, casting fresh doubt on the Standard Model of Cosmology.

Neanderthals may not have truly gone extinct, according to a new mathematical model that suggests they underwent genetic ...