NASA released the dazzling portrait to help celebrate the two-year anniversary of the release of Webb's first images
A new study finds widespread DNA evidence that an ancestor pathogen of the Black Death helped bring about the end of an agricultural society responsible for megalithic tombs and monuments, like Stonehenge
The company was illegally polluting the air at nearly 90 facilities in North Dakota, a complaint alleges
For the first time, researchers have mapped ancient genetic material in unprecedented detail
The Royal Entomological Society’s Photography Competition highlights the wonder and diversity of the six-legged creatures that crawl, swim and fly across the planet
Bill Stampfl, Matthew Richardson and Steve Erskine went missing in an avalanche on Huascarán on June 24, 2002. Climbers found Stampfl's body just weeks ago
The black hole, if confirmed, is in the star cluster Omega Centauri, about 17,700 light-years away, and it could hold lessons about how such structures are formed
While more research is needed, scientists detected specific differences between the gut microbiomes of children with and without autism
The move comes amid broader efforts to improve food security and diversify food sources
Located about 64 light-years away from Earth, the world is the first place astronomers have detected hydrogen sulfide outside our solar system
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as threatened under the Endangered Species Act this month
The experimental surgery connects two muscles in the legs of people with below-the-knee amputations, allowing them to control a prosthetic limb with their brain
Researchers dove into thousands of years of evolutionary history, revealing new insights about the iconic, though sometimes vilified, canines
Both Western analyses and traditional Aboriginal knowledge helped the research team learn about a cultural practice dating to the last ice age
A new study challenges a core assumption about the Antikythera mechanism, a 2,000-year-old device that inspired the latest "Indiana Jones" film
Newly discovered fossils in South America hint at the evolution and proliferation of grapes around the world
Almost six million vehicles were emitting over 10 percent more carbon dioxide on average than compliance reports said they were
The depiction of three human-like figures interacting with a pig dates to 51,200 years ago
Auroras, nebulas and stars take the spotlight in this space-themed competition, alongside shots of our own sun and moon
Fossils unearthed in present-day Namibia tell an intriguing story of tetrapod evolution
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