A new simulation predicts that the lost giants were dislodged by gigantic collisions and have wandered the outskirts of galaxies ever since.

Astronomers use the rings to study remote galaxies and to measure the masses of the objects that create them.

Hundreds of the cubes were lost in the chaotic aftermath of World War II. Now, the new technique could help to find them.

The centipedes hunt at night, striking young, defenceless petrel chicks in their nests and devouring them alive after injecting paralyzing venom.

Scientists attribute the unprecedented event to an unusually long lasting atmospheric event, driven in part by climate change.

Snakes use an audio trick to cause approaching mammals to underestimate their distance to the snakes, creating a safety buffer region between themselves and a potential threat.

The new phase of matter behaves like a solid and a frictionless liquid at the same time

The particles used were spooky virtual particles, conjured from a disturbance between two electromagnetic fields.

Fires have raged across the Mediterranean for more than a week, burning many villages and forcing thousands to evacuate.

The metamorphoses the creature undergoes are so dramatic, it took scientists a century to figure out its different forms belonged to the same zoological family.

Scientists think they know the origin of the image, but they’re still baffled by its bizarre shape.

The theorem may have been used to settle a land dispute between two affluent individuals.

Although scientists don’t fully understand the varying strengths of the factors contributing to the slowdown, all of them are linked to human-caused climate change.

Despite the apocalyptic appearances, galactic mergers are a frequent and essential part of a galaxy’s life cycle.

Studying the particle could provide physicists with vital insight into the rules that govern how all matter is formed.

One estimate suggests that 13 billion tons (12 metric tons) of ice made its way into the ocean on a single day.

The chemical analysis confirms a hypothesis an art historian made 34 years ago.

Scientists hope to use this new discovery to better understand how space-time warps and bends in the presence of massive objects like black holes.

A 150-year-old theory about an otherworldly shape proposed by Lord Kelvin, one of history's greatest physicists, has finally been put to the test — and his conjecture is now in doubt.

Scientists believe the ultra-fast object landed in a densely-forested area near the capital, Oslo. It could take up to ten years to find.

Plans for thorium reactors have been around since the 1940s, but Chinese scientists believe they are finally close to creating a working prototype.

Chased from the Northumbrian throne in 806, King Eardwulf is believed to have hidden in this cave for the rest of his life.

The billionaire's flight has opened up a debate about what "astronauts' and "space' even are.

The findings from the Curiosity rover could help the Perseverance rover decide which samples to collect for later analysis.