The Antikythera mechanism has long been treated as a one-off marvel, a relic so far ahead of its time that some doubted ...

Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder may have solved a pressing mystery about the universe's gravitational wave ...

At extreme pressures and temperatures, water becomes superionic — a solid that behaves partly like a liquid and conducts ...

The sheen of satin, the subtle glints of twill, the translucence of sheer silk: Fabric has long been difficult to render ...

Far out in the halo of a nearby spiral galaxy, astronomers have found something that looks like a cosmic misfire, a place ...

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...

When astronomers look deep into the early universe, the expectation is simple. You should see young galaxies still assembling ...

Work-issued laptops and phones feel personal, but they are often managed by employers. Sensitive personal data—like tax forms ...

How the tobacco industry rebranded a brutally addictive drug from deadly to desirable—and what it means for our health.

Plastic pollution is not just in oceans and soil. Scientists have now found enormous amounts of microscopic plastic floating ...

Hundreds of millions of debris fragments zip around Earth at speeds exceeding 15,000 mph, posing a constant threat to astronauts and spacecraft. Thanks to prohibitive costs, no one is bothering to ...

Computers have become an essential part of our everyday lives. Students are using computers daily through their need to attend online classes, play games, searching information, or do their school ...