Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story ...

But the failed experiment sparked something far more powerful: the realization that curiosity is a lifelong navigational tool. “My hypothesis was wrong, but something more important happened,” says ...

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Back from the brink. Under a microscope at Chester Zoo, UK, a greater Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) awaits its ...

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across ...

An international team combining two major neutrino experiments has uncovered stronger evidence that neutrinos and antimatter don’t behave as perfect mirror images. That subtle difference may hold the ...

A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic molecules discovered on Mars.

After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.

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Find out which sci-fi shows are the best for rewatches based on their compelling narratives and character development, from Doctor Who to Dark.

Great sci-fi shows contain rich themes that challenge audiences, like in heavy episodes of Doctor Who, The X-Files, Westworld, and Black Mirror.

From coral gardens in French Polynesia to rewilded forests in Romania, a new generation of conservation projects invites travellers to witness — and support — environmental restoration in action.