A star thousands of times larger than the Sun just underwent a dramatic transformation that's a prelude to catastrophe.

Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This ...

Some of the universe's most extreme explosions leave behind almost no trace. The original explosion is unseen, but our ...

Get ready, foodies — USA TODAY's Restaurants of the Year is back. The best-of list, which highlights top restaurants across America, publishes Wednesday morning. More than three dozen eateries, from ...

This has been a winter full of surprises. The Philadelphia area has seen the biggest snowstorm in 10 years and one of the longest below-freezing streaks in our history. Nearly every day since ...

Imagine being a telegraph operator in September 1859. You’re sitting at your station, using cutting-edge technology to tap out messages hundreds and thousands of miles away. Suddenly, brilliant ...

The curious minds at What If investigate the catastrophic scenario of the sun exploding, revealing how life on Earth and the very fabric of our solar system would be instantly and drastically ...

Savannah Guthrie was not behind the desk on “Today” Monday morning amid the search for her 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie, but gave a statement to her co-hosts Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones ...

The mental health and wellbeing of our youth is among the most pressing issues facing our society today, driven by factors ranging from academic and peer pressures, instability at home, economic ...

Picture this: In a dimly lit dive with a co-worker, the bartender asks if you’d like another round. You order another Athletic brew on tap, and your companion ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Exploding trees may be taking over your social media feed, but a local gardening expert says you are unlikely to see them in your own backyard. Rick Vuyst, the former CEO ...

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led research team has measured the dynamics and ever-changing "shell" of hot gas from ...