A brilliant star in our nearest galactic neighbor didn’t go out with a bang, it simply faded from sight, leaving scientists to piece together what could make something so massive vanish so quietly.
A long-running study of more than 131,000 adults links moderate caffeinated coffee or tea intake with a slightly lower risk of dementia and slower cognitive decline. Here is what it found, and what it does not prove.
It started with a handful of unusually tiny bones in Spain, and now researchers say they may point to a plant eating dinosaur that does not fit where it is supposed to on the family tree.
Scientists created the most detailed map of dark matter distribution across a quarter of the entire sky, extending deep into the cosmos. The new map provides insights into the universe's evolution and structure but also confirms Einstein's theory.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the ice giant Uranus, revealing dramatic rings and bright features in the planet's atmosphere.
Astronomers have come up with an ingenious idea to get a better understanding of one of the universe's greatest mysteries: how did the first stars form after the Big Bang?
Austrian researchers developed an oxygen-ion battery with regenerative capabilities, offering a long service life and eco-friendly alternative for large-scale energy storage systems.
Japanese astronomer Tomonori Totani from the University of Tokyo proposed a novel idea to expand on the existing range of methods to search for extraterrestrial life.
Mountain forests are rapidly disappearing, with a loss of 78.1 million hectares (7.1%) of mountain forest worldwide since 2000, an area larger than the US state of Texas or the country of France.
Canadian and UK-based scientists have completed a large-scale study to finally determine whether vitamin D supplements can help prevent the onset of dementia and uncovered some impressive results.
Scientists have long been puzzled by the fact that despite large amounts of plastic waste being dumped directly into the ocean or flowing towards it via rivers, only a small part of it is actually found there.
