Nearly 60 years ago, the original Star Trek series ignited a dream in the public’s imagination: that one day, people would travel the galaxy in ships propelled by faster-than-light “warp drives.” The ...

Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in ...

Researchers have developed a light-emitting sugar probe that exposes how marine microbes break down complex carbohydrates.

Source: Marek Pavlik / Unsplash Microplastics have become an unavoidable part of our daily life, embedded in packaging and clothing, and found in our oceans, in the air we breathe, and in the water we ...

The human skeleton — our internal framework that includes bones and cartilage — evolved over millions of years. It comprises an axial skeleton, which consists of the skull and the spine, as well as an ...

It started with an innocent mistake. Texas entrepreneur Chris Bentley had founded a company to buy drilling rights for oil and gas. He realized that a batch of letters he’d sent to landowners, ...

A 2025 satellite photo shows a particularly complex section of the Yarlung Zangbo River as it twists its way through the Tibetan Plateau. This part of the "braided" waterway has experienced drastic ...

Baby boy Cassian is an internet sensation. He was born earlier this year in the United States weighing 5.8 kilograms (12.8 pounds). A big baby can also be defined as having a birth weight over the ...

The Princess of Wales touched a few nerves this week when she warned that smartphones and computer screens were creating "an epidemic of disconnection" within families. In an essay co-authored by a ...

That annoying flicker in your eyelid? It’s usually nothing to worry about. Known as myokymia, this harmless twitch is linked to tiredness, stress, caffeine or screen time. Sometimes women wonder if it ...