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The JWST has done it again.

Scientists in China have developed contact lenses that let wearers see light normally invisible to the human eye.

We're all awash in plastic fragments, with many of the smallest particles ranging in size from a micrometer down to a single nanometer across.

The moment one galaxy spears another with a powerful beam of radiation shooting from its central black hole has been spotted in a distant galactic collision.

Microsoft has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that beats current forecasting methods in tracking air quality, weather patterns, and climate-addled tropical storms, according to findings published Wednesday.

Jupiter's already the big kahuna of the Solar System, an absolute unit of a planet with a mass 2.5 times greater than all of the rest of the planets combined.

A bedtime cuddle with your partner could make a real difference to your feelings of stress and security, according to a new study closely analyzing the relationship between physical touch and well-being in a relationship.

The very moment two electrical currents slam together to form a lightning bolt has been captured, revealing for the first time the role this process plays in generating powerful gamma rays right here on Earth.

Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose than chewing half a billion years ago, a study suggested Wednesday.

On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.