Astronomers have discovered a disintegrating rocky planet in another solar system.^1,2 This extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, has been given...

Recently, the issue of the moon’s motion away from Earth was discussed on a popular science website.^1,2 The author of the article is a...

When the New Horizons space probe captured images of Pluto and its large moon Charon as it flew by in 2015, conventional scientists were surprised by...

The discovery of dozens of ichthyosaur fossils in Nevada was announced in the journal Current Biology.¹ Seven 50-foot long ichthyosaurs of...

Scientists recently demonstrated that infalling particles from Saturn’s rings are the most likely source of a previously unaccounted-for excess...

Chasing and capturing fireflies is a simple joy of childhood. But for evolutionary entomologist Christopher Heckscher, that joy never left. He has been...