On this day three years ago, we witnessed the nail-biting launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and ...

Regular ScienceAlert readers will likely know how pervasive microplastics are – getting into human tissue, ancient rock, and ...

A quantum state of light has been successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber optic ...

The Starliner spacecraft approaches the International Space Station carrying astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

The mystery of dark matter could be solved in as little as 10 seconds. When the next nearby supernova goes off, any gamma-ray ...

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the Sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat ...

There's still so much we don't know about Alzheimer's disease, but the link between poor sleep and worsening disease is one ...

It's not unusual for animals like bears to build their body mass in the lead-up to winter, stockpiling fat while dialing down ...

In 2022, University of Bristol scientists finally studied the skeleton and placed it within Squamata, the reptile order that ...

The ongoing illumination is a testament to the strength and longevity of the world's first commercial light bulbs, and for ...

If you want to keep fit, change up your workouts every 4-6 weeks (either by boosting the intensity or adjusting the exercises ...

One of the most consumed drugs in the US – and the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide – may do a lot more than simply ...