This week in science: The Sun puts on a stunning light show; a winning strategy for 'rock, paper, scissors'; teaching ...

The study suggests that planets closest to their stars, especially those that orbit their stars in just 12 days or less, are at a higher risk of being sent to their doom by their aging suns.

Super-recognizers are aces at remembering faces, but how do they do it? A new study from researchers in Australia reveals that the people who never forget faces look 'smarter, not harder'.

What's the retinal resolution of the human eye, or how many pixels can we actually perceive? And is there any point in ...

Washing raw chicken might seem like the hygienic thing to do, but it's actually unnecessary and can even be dangerous.

A woolly mammoth that lived and died nearly 40,000 years ago has given us a spectacular scientific first, millennia later.

Serotonin is often described as the happiness chemical because of its well-known role in regulating mood. However, recent ...

In the US, around 55,000 more women than men experience a stroke each year. This is partly because women live longer. However ...

One of the world's most common viral infections could underlie virtually every case of lupus, according to a recent study ...

For the first time, scientists determined the shape of a supernova's shock front as it burst through the surface of a dying ...

Scientists have discovered an effective method for getting people to drink less alcohol – highlight the increased risk of ...

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars ...