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It's a myth that sperm die upon contact with oxygen. In fact, their resilience might surprise you.

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

Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans.

Discover interesting facts about where alien life forms are likely to exist, and what they look like.

NASA's Perseverance rover is exploring a new Mars region called Krokodillen, which is thought to harbor some of the oldest and most intrigui...

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

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

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

May 24, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the w...

Scientists have designed an amplifier that can transmit 10 times more information per second than current fiber-optic systems can, which cou...

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

There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more research is nee...

A submarine that sank over 100 years ago during WWI has been surveyed off the coast of San Diego.

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to...

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes.

The patient was unknowingly infected with an abnormal protein that causes a rare, fatal neurological disease with no treatment.

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to explore it.

Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024.

"Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all...

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

China has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists...

Memorial Day sales — the best deals on our favourite telescopes, binoculars and cameras to save you up to $675 at B&H Photo, Amazon and more...

Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids?

Mind-boggling beauty abounds in photographs from around the globe submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.

Studies find that people's perception of time really does warp during exercise, and the distraction of racing a rival does not fix this dist...