Enigmatic Denisovans lived by cave in what is now China for 100,000 years, rare fossils and handcrafted tools reveal
Anthropologists have discovered the first-ever Denisovan arm bone in a cave in southwest China, which also held thousand...
The moon may have formed in just 5 hours, new simulations suggest
Novel simulations, which reassessed the ancient collision between Earth and the protoplanet Theia, suggest that the moon...
On this day in space! Sept. 9, 1982: The 1st private rocket, called Conestoga 1, launches from a Texas cattle ranch
On Sept. 9, 1982, the first private rocket, Conestoga 1, launched into space from a Texas cattle ranch. Here's why it ma...
Indonesian volcanic eruption spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2026
Anak Krakatau erupted, and satellites were watching.
A photon from the biggest cosmic explosion since the Big Bang appears to have defied Einstein. Scientists may finally know how
A photon from the biggest cosmic explosion since the Big Bang, the gamma-ray burst nicknamed "the BOAT," should not have...
Scientists Who Study Sleep and Narcolepsy Win Prestigious Lasker Award
The two researchers have won a prestigious Lasker Award. Their findings laid the groundwork for a new drug that addresse...
A ‘Transformative’ Narcolepsy Drug Opens New Opportunities in Neuroscience
A first-of-its-kind drug for the sleep disorder offers a new treatment for people who live with the debilitating fog of ...
A ghostly pyramid of light is about to appear before dawn — here's how to see it
A ghostly "false dawn" is about to light up the predawn sky — if you know where to look.
Now 40% off, it's your last chance to grab this retired Lego Marvel Baby Rocket Raccoon's Ship, including the most adorable Lego figure ever
Love Guardians of the Galaxy? Get $14 off this Lego Marvel Baby Rocket's Ship at Walmart and make your own adventures. Y...
China on track to launch Mars sample-return mission in 2028: 'If accurate, this represents a Sputnik moment'
China is making progress on its Tianwen 3 Mars sample-return mission, which aims to launch in 2028 and return a collecti...
Diagnostic dilemma: Fisher's colon punctured by eel that snuck in through his rectum
A man's intestines were perforated in an "exceedingly rare" medical case involving a live eel.
'Drops in the ocean can make waves': How the grassroots climate movement took off in the US
In this excerpt from "The Carbon Wave," author Leah Stokes explores the lead up to that moment, and the wave of environm...