Discover 20 science facts that sound completely fake but are 100% true. These surprising facts will change how you see the ...

Harvard University historian Benjamin Wilson's piece in the Bulletin on Hans Bethe and Richard Garwin fails not because his historiography is provocative, but because his understanding of how ...

We all have a concept of reality. We know what is “fact” and what isn’t. However, the truth of the matter is that the ...

Celebrity-backed devices promise meditative ‘sober trips’. Researchers are studying how rhythmic light reshapes visual experience and mood.

Scientists have pulled off a feat long considered out of reach: getting light to mimic the famous quantum Hall effect. In ...

The Nobel laureate Dr C V Raman has reminded generations that steady effort and clear questions trump expensive kit. This piece has explored his life, the context of the remark and its lasting message ...

Understanding the make-up of asteroids also matters for the future of exploration: some asteroids may contain metals, minerals, and even water – potentially useful resources. But how can we tell what ...

A sweeping new ALMA image has peeled back the veil on the Milky Way’s core, exposing a dense network of cold gas filaments ...

Astronomers produce the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

"​​I've asked God to forgive me, which he has," the San Antonio Republican told a conservative radio host the day after he ...

Astronomers have detected a ghostly galaxy that is almost completely made of dark matter. The faint object was revealed by just four globular star clusters hiding in the Perseus cluster.

Female peacocks, called peahens, are more subdued in colour, with brown, grey, and limited green feathers, which helps them blend in for camouflage. A specific, popular colour inspired by these birds ...