In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared ...

Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to ...

Ancient humans are said to have evolved to leave the trees, where our primate ancestors lived, in favour of open grassy ...

When worker ants are exposed to a pathogenic fungus, they build nests that are more compartmentalised to reduce the risk of ...

From migrating sauropods and semi-aquatic predators to doting parents, palaeontologists are finally uncovering the mysteries ...

A global survey of more than a thousand cities shows heat and air pollution in urban environments often have a measurable ...

The Arrhenius equation, which has accurately described rates of chemical reactions for more than a century, may have to be ...

Four private astronauts are riding a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule further from Earth than any human since 1972, where they will ...

Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such ...

An mRNA vaccine for mpox developed by the biotech company Moderna has shown promise in monkeys, raising hopes that it could help to tackle the ongoing outbreak in West and Central Africa.

Levels of certain cells, fatty molecules and proteins in the blood are different in people with chronic fatigue syndrome than ...

Rubbing a common yellow food dye onto a mouse's skin turns it temporarily transparent, so we can monitor its insides without ...