A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

The very first stars in the universe may have been much smaller than scientists thought — potentially explaining why we can't ...

RNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of ...

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New images from the Hubble telescope show an extrasolar entity as it hurtles through our solar system at speeds of more than 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h).

Quantum programs typically execute via a predictable pattern of qubits. HyperQ determines the optimum time slots for each user request and allocates resources across both time and space by determining ...

A geomagnetic storm could hit Earth Aug. 8 or 9, possibly bringing the dazzling northern lights with it. Space weather ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped black and white images of a rock on the Martian surface that looks remarkably like a piece ...

Scientists have synthesized methanetetrol, an elusive alcohol that could be the foundation of alien life. Chemists have ...

The design for a 36 mile long spacecraft, called Chrysalis, includes libraries, tropical forests and structural manufacturing ...

After using lasers to map the Maya Lowlands, researchers have updated their estimates of the total Maya population during the ...

Researchers have found cannibalized human remains from at least 11 people in El Mirador cave in northern Spain, suggesting it ...