Astronomy

It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have direct evidence that this is the case

It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have direct evidence that this is the case

The revelation that endometriosis is linked to autoimmune disorders is opening up a whole new way to treat this painful and poorly understood condition

The revelation that endometriosis is linked to autoimmune disorders is opening up a whole new way to treat this painful and poorly understood condition

A newly discovered comet is already visible with binoculars.

The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled early this morning by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the Hayward fault line

Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how diamonds form

How a space rock vanished from Africa and showed up for sale across an ocean

We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme and varied

We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme and varied

Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?

Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?

A revamped CDC advisory committee faces vaccine debates, studies reveal brain changes in athletes, and climate change drives deadly heat waves across Europe.

Earth has a new co-moving neighbour. It's a new member of the group of asteroids that follow Earth-like orbits and are called quasi-satellites. Together, they constitute an asteroid belt.

Can our Sun become dangerous?

Here we fly through Gaia’s new 3D map of stellar nurseries. This new map includes 3D-views of the Gum Nebula, the North American Nebula, the California Nebula, and the Orion-Eridanus superbubble. It allows us to fly around, through, and above these areas containing stellar nurseries. At the end of the animation, we arrive at our Sun.

How does your favorite planet spin?