In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast-moving body using the world's most powerful telescopes. It was found to be ...

Humans have always lived by the coasts and waterways, and thus these locations are rich with archaeological sites. Natural and cultural resource management are conducted separately, despite the fact ...

Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what quietly falls from the sky.

Researchers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the magnetar called SGR 0501+4516 is traversing our galaxy from an unknown place of origin. Researchers say that this runaway magnetar ...

Ubiquinone, a metabolite critical to generating energy in cells, has long been thought to be the only mitochondrial electron transport chain carrier in mammals. Although other electron transporters ...

A team of scientists has cracked open one of meteorology's enduring mysteries—how hailstones grow inside storm clouds—using an innovative approach that analyzes chemical signatures locked in the ice.