The Moon’s south pole may be hiding more than ancient darkness. New research suggests its frozen secrets were not created in ...

Recently we made an attempt to put incomprehensible astronomical distances into a human perspective. We started by looking at the vast distances within our solar system, moving on to distances within ...

Microplastics are everywhere—in our water, food, and even the air we breathe. A new scientific review highlights a growing concern: microplastics and nanoplastics are accumulating in human brain ...

Scientists at the University of Manchester and The Australian National University have created a new molecule that may soon enable ultra-compact hard drives (the size of a postage stamp) by allowing ...

A study, the first of its kind, has delved into comparing the effects of antidepressants and running exercises in treating anxiety and depression. It yielded some interesting results. Perhaps ...

A recent social media trend involving taping one's mouth shut at night to prevent mouth breathing has sparked considerable debate. But according to new research, this popular sleep hack may be less ...

Scientists have linked excessive sleepiness during the day, a lack of enthusiasm and finding challenge to maintain interest in daily activities to an increased risk of developing a condition that can ...

For decades, many scientists have followed the “hard steps” theory, which argued that the emergence of human-level intelligence was an incredibly unlikely event. This view was based on the idea that ...

Plastic floating in the oceans can be slowly broken down by UV light from the sun. Scientists from the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) have discovered how this works through ...

A team of researchers from the SETI Institute, Breakthrough Listen, and global institutions has used deep learning on a dataset of 820 nearby stars and found eight new signals of interest. Despite ...

How old are the stars and planets that light up our universe? Age is more than just a number in the world of astrophysics; it unravels the history, evolution, and potential for life in faraway worlds.

Thinking of astronaut food we often imagine floating packets of pre-cooked meals. But as our aim for space missions becomes longer and humans plan to stay on the Moon or even Mars, having access to ...