Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen — a cosmic oddity streaming long, tentacle-like trails of gas and newborn stars as it speeds ...

Fusion energy may be one of the most promising clean power sources of the future—but only if scientists can precisely measure the extreme, fast-moving plasmas that make it possible. A new U.S.

Researchers at the University of Basel and the ETH in Zurich have succeeded in changing the polarity of a special ferromagnet using a laser beam. In the future, this method could be used to create ...

A famously resilient bacterium may be tough enough to survive one of the most violent events imaginable on Mars. In laboratory experiments designed to mimic the crushing shock of a massive asteroid ...

Why do we tip—even when we know we’ll never see the server again? New research suggests it’s not just about rewarding good ...

As millions turn to ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for therapy-style advice, new research from Brown University raises a ...

K’gari’s iconic lakes have existed for tens of thousands of years—but they haven’t always been full. New research shows that ...

Earth’s vertebrate diversity may be far richer than anyone realized. A sweeping analysis of more than 300 studies suggests that for every known fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, or mammal species, there ...

Tiny, tooth-sized fossils have just reshaped the story of our deepest ancestry. Paleontologists have discovered the southernmost remains ever found of Purgatorius—the earliest-known relative of all ...

Researchers are developing a two-part therapy for type 1 diabetes: lab-made insulin-producing cells paired with ...

Even in the ultra-dry Atacama Desert, tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are thriving in surprising diversity. Scientists found ...

Icy moons circling the outer planets may be far more dynamic—and explosive—than they appear. New research suggests that when ...