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Could tiny stars a fraction the size of our solar system's Sun have habitable planets orbiting them? A new study says it's possible.

As many as 10% of enslaved people on St. Croix escaped. Where they went has remained a mystery, but scientists are using new mapping technology to find answers.

Government agencies are contracting with Palantir to correlate disparate pieces of data, promising efficiency but raising civil liberties concerns.

Two new studies challenge scientists' previous theories on how the very first stars in the universe formed.

Manufacturers often make bold claims about how well these technologies work. Better testing would allow consumers and institutions to pick the most effective ones.

Chaos gardening is touted on social media as an easy, no-effort way to create a beautiful garden. A landscape specialist explains what to be aware of before chaotically tossing seeds around.

Today's military commands struggle to manage battlefields that span cyberspace and outer space, as well as land, sea and air. AI is poised to help by breaking them out of their centuries-old structures.

If you try to launch or land a spacecraft anywhere close to another object on the lunar surface, that object will get sandblasted with rocks, dust and sand.

The same principles that help athletes on the court, field or track can help you regulate stress and adapt to changes in everyday life.

Researchers have found dreams are most likely to occur during the stage of sleep known as rapid eye movement, or REM.