Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup. That was the case on Wednesday morning, when word of a curious new object started flashing across the message boards.

In a study published in Taiwania, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of ...

Cucumbers, a summer staple of salads and sandwiches, are a valuable commercial crop. They also have a less well-known role as ...

Imagine a liquid that flows freely one moment, then stiffens into a near-solid the next, and then can switch back with a ...

A study led by the UAB and the CREAF shows that the loss of nitrogen from Arctic soil not only deprives plants of a vital ...

Gravitational waves stretch and squeeze the fabric of space and time itself. When space/time is squeezed, pulsar pulses ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

Researchers examine how the use of animal testing to identify endocrine-disrupting substances in the EU can be reduced.

The NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission explored Saturn and its moons from 2004 to 2017, providing the most detailed images and ...