Ben Turner

The bizarre Antarctic feather star was once believed to be one species. Now, scientists have figured out that it's actually eight.

Strange metals have baffled scientists since their discovery. Now, theorists have finally come up with an explanation.

A spider whose venom can cause a lot of pain, elevated blood pressure and hours-long erections was found among a bunch of bananas in an Austrian supermarket.

The discovery of wobbling muons promises to spark a revolution in physics, but more results are needed to know for sure.

The transparent, chargeless quasiparticle could shed more light on the underlying mechanics of superconductivity

The ecosystem, found beneath hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific Rise, is particularly vulnerable to deep-sea mining.

The breakthrough marks the second time that the core of a fusion reactor has given out more energy than it has taken in, but significant challenges remain.

Claims of a room-temperature superconductor went viral last week. Here's everything we know.

The research, which has not been peer-reviewed, has sparked viral attempts at imitation around the world.

Einstein predicted the existence of these crosses back in 1915. Now, they are used to study distant galaxies.

The strange signal is five times longer than the longest detected gamma-ray bursts of its type.

Non abelian-anyons' recollection of their past has enabled physicists to weave them into complex entangled designs with new behaviors.

The $499 million mission will be the first test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft, NASA announced.

Scientists recreated the eerie twinkle of a star in an attempt to map the cosmic furnace's inner workings.

Researchers have predicted the collapse of the AMOC could happen any time between 2025 and 2095 — far sooner than previous predictions, although not all scientists are convinced.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has left a vast field of rubble strewn around asteroid Dimorphos, Hubble images show.

Microfractures in nano-size copper and platinum have been observed healing themselves from repeated tugs.

The quasicrystal, a type of non-repeating crystal once deemed impossible, was made by jiggling thousands of metal balls in a tray for over a week.

A distant Jupiter-size planet could have the shattered remains of a smaller sibling in its tow.

Kai Bird, co-author of "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" opens up on the physicist's life and legacy.

Scientists have puzzled over the origins of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean for years. Now, researchers think the sunken floor of an extinct ocean could be the cause.

The observation that the universe appears to run slower in the past was made by scrutinizing the light emitted by gigantic quasars.

Climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.

The Jupiter-sized exoplanet Halla has somehow survived the death of its star, and astronomers aren't sure how.