A computer simulation of stars near the centre of our galaxy offers an explanation for their mysteriously young appearance – they may be capturing dark matter for extra fuel ...

Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, ...

Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...

A comparison of cut marks on bones reveals that Neanderthal groups living fairly close to each other had their own distinct ...

In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be ...

Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us ...

Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures ...

Instead of the big bang, some physicists have suggested that our universe may have come from a big bounce following another ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...