Scientists may have been dramatically undercounting the number of vertebrate species on Earth. A large analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every recognized species of fish, bird, ...

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Smashing a spacecraft into a binary asteroid system has managed to alter its path around the sun, a new analysis reveals ...

In a discovery that astronomers are calling a “truly extraordinary” find, a powerful "space laser" mega-beam has been ...

Space is not as empty as it looks. Right now, as you read this, NASA scientists are actively watching dozens of objects ...

This article examines the spectroscopic properties of young stellar objects, linking accretion dynamics to observed ...

A ring of 13 carbon atoms and two chlorine atoms has a remarkable molecular structure that means you would have to go around the loop four times to return to your starting position ...

The results reveal that our universe is reverberating with cosmic collisions. Some of the waves stem from pairs of black ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the definition of “real” is a mere construct of the brain. If that didn’t blow your ...

Choosing a Tinder profile picture seems like a free, personal and creative act. But to what extent is that true? A new study developed by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) reveals that, far ...

The researchers said that the "hydroxyl gigamaser" was generated by the merger of two galaxies some 8 billion light-years away.