In various contexts, for practical, philosophical, and logical reasons, there is a default assumption. In the criminal justice system, for example, someone is presumed innocent until proven guilty. T ...

As comet 3I/ATLAS nears its 29 October perihelion, scientists test whether its acceleration hints at alien propulsion—a bold ...

After decades of mystery, scientists have finally proven that Europe’s largest bat, the greater noctule, hunts and eats small songbirds mid-air—more than a kilometer above ground. Using tiny ...

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for ...

On July 1, humanity became aware of comet 3I/ATLAS. This is only the third interstellar object known to us, even though, ...

About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.

This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.

Iron dysregulation contributes to oxidative stress, inflammation, and ferroptosis, driving retinal degeneration in dry AMD ...

Lipids are not just energy sources and structural components of cell membranes – they also act as molecules that transmit ...

A rise in sudden infant death syndrome cases prompts new research into genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors, ...