Some 275 million light-years from the Milky Way lies a true cosmic mystery. There, in the heart of a galaxy named 1ES ...

The pathogen in question is called Naegleria fowleri. The "brain-eating" part makes it sound like an unlikely creature of ...

A new study links drinking green tea with having fewer white matter lesions in the brains of Japanese seniors, potentially ...

A series of savage lurches from intensely dry to fiercely wet conditions helped fuel the horrific winter fires we're ...

The Bible's lex talionis – "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" (Exodus 21:24-27) – has captured the ...

Frogs that seem to skitter across the surface of water as though it were solid land use a hilariously unexpected way to do so ...

Waves that ripple from Earth's centre can be used to sense what it's made of, and where those materials might be found.

The intricate details of tattoos inscribed on the skin of South American mummies are now revealed in all their breathtaking glory.

The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures, many of them homes, and firefighters continue ...