Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight

This year, the Perseids peak on the night of August 12 and 13, and the Maldives is one of the best places in the world to watch them.

12 August 2023

Scientists reveal hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza

It was possible the pharaoh had more than one burial chamber.

3 March 2023

Strange island creatures at high risk

The researchers documented an accelerating uptick in island extinctions, beginning more than 100,000 years ago.

10 March 2023

Scientists unearth megaraptors in Chile's Patagonia

"The enormous variation we are seeing, the biological diversity, was also responding to very powerful environmental stimuli," Leppe said.

17 January 2023

Scientists unlock secrets of Earth's wickedly hot innermost realm

The transition from the outer part of the inner core to the innermost sphere appears to be gradual rather than a sharp boundary.

22 February 2023

U.S. to announce scientific breakthrough on fusion energy -source

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is slated to hold a media briefing on Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. EST (1500 GMT) on a "major scientific breakthrough."

13 December 2022

SpaceX capsule returns crew of four from space station mission

NASA pilot Josh Cassada, 49, and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, 59, a veteran of four previous spaceflights, were also aboard.

13 March 2023

Compact galaxy's discovery shows Webb telescope's 'amazing' power

Webb looks at the universe mainly in the infrared, while Hubble has examined it primarily at optical and ultraviolet wavelengths.

15 April 2023