Alan Shepard became the first American in space, and the second human after Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. He took his trip ...

Japan has good reason to be wary of Mount Fuji. It’s been over 300 years since the volcano's last confirmed eruption between ...

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For decades, brain death has been an important but problematic factor for determining death. Is it time for a new approach?

A huge project led by neuroscientists from all across the world has achieved world-first insight into what decision-making looks like in the brain. It marks the first time a single-cell, ...

For around half a century, scientists have been puzzled by the odd spectral lines produced by solar flares. Now we may have some answers.

O ne of the biggest controversies in human evolution just took another dramatic turn after researchers submitted their final, ...

“We hit the proverbial jackpot and captured the first ever video trap footage of a black jaguar mating with a spotted male in ...

On September 1, 1985, the shipwreck of the RMS Titanic was found on the seabed of the North Atlantic at a depth of about ...

LIGO is cool in its own right, but physicists have suggested that in the right circumstances, it could detect alien spacecraft.

T he largest flying bird by wingspan is the snowy albatross, better known as the wandering albatross, with an impressive ...