Some 6,500 light-years from Earth lurks a zombie star cloaked in long tendrils of hot sulfur. Nobody knows how those tendrils formed. But astronomers now know where they’re going. New observations, ...

The notion of a midlife crisis is dead. Or maybe it was always bunk. Now some scientists want a postmortem for the theory. The idea that happiness in the Western world plummets around midlife before ...

If you want to have a dream where you know you’re dreaming, you might be in luck. A phone app seems to boost users’ odds of having lucid dreams. Before bed, the app has users listen to a specific ...

In addition to studying the world’s only nonmigratory blue whales, marine biologist Asha de Vos seeks to change her compatriots’ attitudes toward the ocean.

The black hole’s mass is over half that of all the stars in the surrounding galaxy, a record for any galaxy hosting a quasar.

As construction of a pipeline nears, an effort to preserve an Indigenous trail in Canada tests whether heritage management can keep up with advances in archaeology.

California is banning them in schools. The FDA says they’re fine. But synthetic dyes added to food to make them more colorful have a long, troubled history.

Tweaking the chemical composition of a parrot-specific pigment can shift feathers from red to yellow or green.

The occasional sweet treat likely won’t ruin your health. But too much added sugar at a young age could increase the risk of health complications later in life. Limiting added sugars during the first ...

Stonehenge’s central stone, known as the Altar Stone, may have had Scottish and not Welsh origins, researchers say. The finding suggests that Late Neolithic ...

Older adults are at higher risk of suffering health consequences during heat waves. Fans may not do enough to prevent that.

New finds in the Finding Fluorescence site include a Japanese beetle with a glowing blue mouth and a mushroom that gleamed bright red under its cap.