Since at least 2016, a rumor has circulated online that "a speck of dust is halfway between the size of" an atom and Earth.

Catholics in mourning as Pope Francis dies at 88 after 12 years in Vatican. The Pope had recently been released from hospital after a bout with pneumonia.

Three days before his death, the pontiff travelled to one of Italy's most overcrowded prisons, Regina Coeli, about a five-minute drive south of the Vatican.

While rare, a few birds we studied were rule-breakers. One such rule-breaker is the Eurasian spoonbill, whose highly ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

Oxford researchers have unearthed a cosmic surprise showing that the hydrogen needed for water was embedded in the very rocks ...

Scorch season is officially here. Lounge recommends you stay indoors and work through our guide to a relaxing summer ...

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...

In simplest terms, the rate at which the universe expands on paper doesn’t match actual astronomical observations. That speed ...

Busting myths; how a drop of water changed a girl’s life; a tribe’s respect for fishes; and more: picks from columnist.

Charles Conn, Patagonia's chair, explores the intersection of ethical capitalism, constant reinvention and the pursuit of ...