“Third, as an unexpected bonus, it turns out that both galaxy nuclei also have an active supermassive black hole. So, this ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory.

I n Yellowstone National Park, a hydrothermal explosion has formed a new hole, filled with chalk blue water that’s hotter ...

According to the American Mosquito Control Association, this annoying insect kills over 1 million people annually. Other ...

The researchers hypothesize that pigeons encounter discarded hairs and artificial threads, perhaps when collecting nesting ...

E xcavations at a 2,000-year-old settlement in Spain have yielded the first ever trilobite fossil from Roman times. Found in ...

I n 2016, a lightning storm rolled across the Hardangervidda plateau in Norway. When the skies cleared, wildlife officials ...

Vitamin B12 supplements might be recommended to people who are at particular risk of being deficient in it. This includes ...

According to the team's measurements, the comet's nucleus is around a whopping 128 kilometers (80 miles) across, making it bigger than the state of Rhode Island, and far larger than its closest ...

P epper the pet cat has had his paws in the discovery of two viruses. After helping to find the first jeilongvirus in the US last year, he’s just doubled down and contributed to the identification of ...

“For the first time, we have identified the earliest moment when planet formation is initiated around a star other than our Sun,” lead author Melissa McClure, a professor at Leiden University in the ...

In 2003, NASA-funded researchers spotted what was then the most distant object discovered in our Solar System. The dwarf planet, named Sedna after the Inuit goddess of the sea, was found over 12.9 ...