A team of physicists has outlined a possible way of sending probes deep into interstellar space within a reasonable timescale, using relativistic electron beams.

Darker skin tones are typically the result of the presence of more of the pigment melanin, which can interfere with the absorption of light from the pulse oximeter. In practical terms, this means that ...

"This critically important evolutionary record demonstrates, for the first time, that predation played a pivotal role in the ...

In place of white blood cells, they have cells known as amebocytes, which are extremely effective at detecting bacterial endotoxins. Even at levels less than one part per trillion, amebocytes can ...

The team led by Denton created simulations of the impact using high-performance computing clusters. This revealed that Pluto ...

“Walnuts and pecans have a temporal dimorphism where they alternate male and female flowering through the season,” said Jeff ...

The mysterious lady is something of a rarity in the global archaeological record, which contains very few female skeletons ...

The temperature variation on the Moon, fluctuating up to 127°C (260°F) during the day to -173°C (-280°F) at night, would also have an effect on your body, potentially breaking it apart as you freeze ...

Observations with the South Pole Telescope have revealed an independent addition to the biggest problem in cosmology.

J anuary is a good month for interesting planetary alignment. You will have a lot going on in the night sky. For most of the ...

This view happens every 13.7 to 15.7 years, with the next side-on view taking place on March 23, 2025. After that, we will begin to see the underside of Saturn's rings and its south pole, another view ...

O fficials from the Louisiana Department of Health have announced the death of a patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu, the ...