Great sci-fi shows contain rich themes that challenge audiences, like in heavy episodes of Doctor Who, The X-Files, Westworld, and Black Mirror.

A leading climate scientist has sought to set the record straight over "demonstrably incorrect" claims made in a major U.S.

Although astronomers have found thousands of exoplanets, the number of confirmed exomoons—and exorings—is still zero. But ...

In 1911, a geologist on the ultimately doomed Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole discovered a five-story-tall, blood-red ...

When you look up at the night sky, it appears unchanging. But if you look deep enough you will find that the sky is in fact ...

Scientists at MIT have found compelling chemical evidence that Earth’s earliest animals were likely ancient sea sponges.

A conspiracy theory that spread on social media claims that gravity will disappear for seven seconds this August, and that NASA is aware that this will happen. A physics professor explains why this is ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

A Scientific Examination of Fragrance Sensitivity, Endocrine Disruption, and the Hidden Impact of Synthetic Scent on ...

With the release, the American public could learn what, if anything, the government has documented about the unexplained ...

For centuries, astronomers have watched brief, unexplained flashes light up the lunar surface, a phenomenon so persistent and strange that it earned its own scientific label: Transient Lunar Phenomena ...

Reports of unidentified flying objects in Wisconsin increased by 48% in 2025, according to the National UFO Reporting Center. Four of the 74 statewide sightings reported in 2025 originated in ...