Learn more about Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which may be visible from the Southern Hemisphere in mid- to late-January.

A new study ties the size of the pupil to the process of memory consolidation in sleep. (Credit: Sruilk/Shutterstock) Your pupils say a lot about you — about your mental state, your attention span, ...

For as brilliant as the human mind can be, there are still limitations that hinder the potential of our brains. The most baffling instance of our mental shortcomings is related to how we think.

Each year, researchers discover an estimated 18,000 new species across the globe. These new species include small mammals, birds, insects, fish, reptiles, flowers, and fungi. And this year, the new ...

(Credit: TY Lim/Shutterstock) Declines in death rates for the leading causes of death and drug overdoses are decreasing mortality in the U.S. In the United States alone, there were almost 417,000 ...

The eye of Hurricane Beryl is seen in this image acquired by a Sentinel 2 satellite on July 1, 2024. The image is about 40 miles wide. (Credit: Modified Copernicus Sentinel data processed by Pierre ...

Learn more about this newly named dinosaur and how it's discovery sheds light on dinosaur evolution.

It really has been a drama-filled year for our home planet. With relentless, record-setting global heating, rampaging wildfires, and extreme storms, we've had ample reason to be seriously concerned ...

Scientists conducted largest ever genetic analysis of geologically and ecologically diverse group of chimpanzees.

Learn why there may be movement below Yellowstone, but the likelihood of a massive volcanic eruption there remains low.

Learn how a variety of tooth shapes drove evolution across multiple kinds of mammals.

Learn more about the NASA instrument’s mission to take the first full image of Earth’s magnetic field.