The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste will continue, probably for many years to come.

The discovery of water ice around a distant star is allowing scientists to study how the key ingredient for life is delivered ...

Open wide! The gaping gob of a pelican eel can expand into a voluminous sac for trapping elusive prey in the dark ocean depths.

Researchers have located the wrecks of two long-lost military vehicles on the seafloor a few miles from San Diego: an ...

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved ...

The universe has been expanding for 13.8 billion years, but this may not go on forever. According to some theories, we may be ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond ...

Ancient China began as a group of isolated communities during the Stone Age and eventually grew into a formidable empire.

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

Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two ...

A groundbreaking new supercomputer model shows how magnetic fields shape the turbulent flow of charged particles in space.

Researchers have developed new contact lenses that enable vision in the near-infrared range, and they could restore color ...