Molecules capable of forming the precursors to sugars and amino acids have been detected, for the first time, in the disk of dust and gas whirling around a newborn star.

STARRS Observatory in Hawaii made history in 2017 when they detected 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object (ISO) ever ...

Rare malformations can cause animals to grow two heads – and it seems that kind of thing has been happening for millions of ...

A strange signal in the background hum created by a merger between two black holes could be the first ever detection of a system of three stellar-mass black holes locked in a gravitational waltz.

The people of the ancient Incan empire kept careful records of their economics, religion, demographics and history.

Game hunters have found startlingly 'neon blue' flesh inside of wild pigs in California, triggering advisory statements on ...

Tiny fragments of plastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, particularly through our food and drink.

Walk into any health store, scroll through TikTok, or browse the shelves of your favourite beauty retailer, and you'll be met ...

There may be a habitable world at the Sun's closest solar twin. In the complex space inhabited by the Alpha Centauri triple ...

A new test helps predict which kids face the largest genetic risk of a high body mass index (BMI) later in life.

The Mediterranean diet and others like it have been extensively linked to reducing the risk of disease, cognitive decline, ...

The idea of taking blood from the young to rejuvenate the elderly is getting an increasing amount of attention from ...