A report about exoplanet K2-18b published on April 17 states that astronomers are one step closer to answering whether humans ...

Thanks to NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found the best evidence yet of life on another world outside our solar system.

New molecules discovered on a faraway exoplanet have given scientists the “strongest evidence yet" that life may exist beyond ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

In the vast tapestry of nature, few animals capture the imagination quite like the giraffe. With their towering necks and unique patterns, they seem almost otherworldly. Yet, there was a time when the ...

Jacksonville University will cut music and theater programs from its curriculum in a reorganization that will affect about 100 students and cost 40 faculty members their jobs.

A new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists reported Wednesday. Located about ...

Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

The weather forecast for Jupiter calls for clouds with a chance of lightning and "mushballs"—a slushy mix of ammonia and ...

When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on ...

I n early February, Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, claimed the U.S. government was funding “transgender” research in animals. Instantly, academics, scientists, and physicians ...

At the University of Colorado Board of Regents meeting last Thursday, Wanda James stepped off the dais, pointed fingers at her colleagues, and cast herself as the victim — in ...