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For many people, the run-up to Christmas is filled with excitement and anticipation.

Some 1.2 billion light-years from Earth, a massive event is unfolding on cosmic scales.

The blood of 'superagers' is a potential fountain of youth that scientists are keen to tap into.

Rates of gestational diabetes in the US increased unabated from 2016 to 2024, as revealed by a new study by Northwestern University researchers who drew on data from nearly 13 million first-time single-baby births.

Here are the answers to the festive maths quiz set on December 23.

Fire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution.

A new study of the Amazon rainforest has found the region is shifting toward a 'hypertropical' state as droughts become longer, hotter, and more frequent.

Seismic waves passing through Earth's inner core have revealed much about our planet's iron center: how it's changing shape, reversing its spin, is weirdly textured, and contains an unusual state of matter.

The artificial sweetener aspartame can be found in everything from chewing gum to fizzy drinks and tabletop sweeteners.

The world's oldest known botanical art, from the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia around 6000 BCE, hides fascinating cultural shifts in its seemingly simple motifs, a new study reveals.