Research has found clothing can harbour many infectious pathogens – including germs such as Staphylococcus aureus (which ...

The penultimate planet, our best measurements suggest, has a whole slew of idiosyncrasies. And one of the most puzzling is ...

In 1979, the black-footed ferret was believed to be extinct. More than four decades later, scientists in the US have not only ...

The outward force from its fusion can no longer counteract the star's powerful gravity, and the star collapses in on itself.

A teenager in British Columbia has become the first person in Canada to test positive for bird flu, authorities said Saturday ...

Age might well be just a number, but for a plant in Utah known affectionately as Pando, it could be a digit that leaves all ...

More than 10 million schooling capelin were devoured by cod collecting off the coast of Norway within just a few hours in ...

Overall, these results suggest frequent nightmares may be one of the earliest signs of dementia, which can precede the ...

A native New Zealand insect that once mimicked its toxic neighbor has changed color in deforested areas, in a striking ...

One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.

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Physicists have made a major breakthrough in transporting antimatter, successfully completing a dry run using other subatomic ...