Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of ...

Using a new method, physicists found a way to 'catapult' electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.

A "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña ...

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

Think you know your technology? Put your computing knowledge to the test by matching classic and modern devices to their ...

Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the ...

A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the ...

The first Americans came over during the last ice age, but how much do you know about them?

Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.

China's massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.

A fridge-size space rock spectacularly broke apart over Ohio at 40,000 mph, creating a loud boom and a "fireball" that shone in the bright blue daytime sky. The rare sight, which exploded with the ...