The Southern Ocean has been dutifully gobbling up a century's worth of carbon dioxide and heat released by human activities, but when we finally let go of our fossil fuel habit…

Strange, sinuous gullies etched into the dunes of Mars are finally giving up their secrets

For the first time, astronomers have seen life's building blocks in ice beyond the borders of our galaxy.

A new analysis of 51 fossilized hominid teeth found lead has haunted us for almost 2 million years – but modern human brains seem better equipped to deal with it than Neanderthals.

Mosquitoes have been discovered in Iceland in a first for the island nation, which has long been one of the world's mosquito-free places, a researcher told AFP Monday.

Fragments of DNA left by viruses that infected our distant ancestors may be 'firestarters' for new human life, new research finds.

NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Aced Its First Flight

Scientists have identified a single gene that gives rise to a rare form of diabetes, unique to newborn babies

A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser

Unexpectedly, X-rays reveal Betelgeuse's binary companion is a young, Sun-like star