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The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar system building blocks.

Science, history and fear intersect in a new book from award-winning podcast creator Aaron Mahnke ...

Designed to study the powerful outbursts, the Swift Observatory quickly contributed to a wide range of discoveries. Now, it's about to meet a fiery fate.

Using a proof-of-concept test to analyze fragments of RNA in urine, researchers can detect cases of bladder cancer.

GPS tracking reveals fast east-west flights lead to a mismatch between birds' internal time and the sun's position, skewing their sense of direction.

Madagascan flying foxes aren't as mighty as they were 150 years ago. The big bats have shrunk, possibly due to selective hunting or other human impacts.

Everyday Earth clouds get their start with a bit of salt or dust. Not so the Red Planet's Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud, computer models suggest.

The first estimate of CTE prevalence across the NFL suggests 75 percent of players may suffer from the neurodegenerative disease.

Beautiful ripples drew Víctor Ortega Jiménez to feeding flamingos. Unraveling their secret could inspire new ways to filter water.

Most comets would have hit Earth with too much speed and at too sharp an angle for life-giving molecules to survive impact, a new study suggests.