A new study of carbon-based molecules in a Martian rock offers new hints about the possibility that the red planet once ...

Less artery-clogging plaque in women’s arteries did not appear to protect them from heart disease compared to men, according to a study published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an ...

The cataclysmic end-Permian mass extinction and extreme global warming prompted the emergence of modern marine ecosystems at the beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs (or Mesozoic era), some 252 million y ...

Palaeolithic objects dating back between 34,000 and 45,000 years bear mysterious sign sequences – often repeated lines, notches, dots and crosses. Many of these artefacts were discovered in cave ...

Plants have an immune system, like people, and when it is triggered by threats like disease or pests, a plant’s defenses are activated. But there’s a downside to this protective mechanism: ...

Antarctica’s pale expanses of ice keep water locked up and reflect heat from the planet — but the climate crisis is putting ...

A new study of carbon-based molecules in a Martian rock offers new hints about the possibility that the red planet once hosted life. The researchers considered a range of possible ...

With more than a thousand eggs to protect, a boxer crab mother uses living anemones for defense — and even clones them when one is lost.

Triplet superconductors’ are the key to achieving the most energy-efficient technology in the future. “A triplet superconductor is high on the wish list of many physicists working i ...

Researchers at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment found that ocean saltiness can influence the strength of El Niño, a climate phenomenon that can dramatically affect glo ...

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University in Japan have discovered a previously undiscovered behavior in cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). When presented with a mirror, the tiny fish not only ...

The Lunar Gateway is planned space station that will orbit the Moon. It is part of the Nasa‑led Artemis programme. Artemis ...