This discovery indicates that formaldehyde contributed to the formation of organic matter on ancient Mars, implying that bio-important molecules such as sugars and ribose (a component of RNA, which is ...

Although Mars is currently a cold, dry planet, geological evidence suggests that liquid water existed there around 3 to 4 ...

Scientists may have found a way to see gravity for the first time ever. Here's everything that we know so far.

A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with ...

MIT physicists and colleagues have created a new material with unusual superconducting and metallic properties, thanks to ...

A long-awaited calculation of the W boson’s mass agrees with theory, contradicting a previous anomaly that had raised the ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about "scuba-diving" lizards, a trick to turn a mouse's skin transparent and whether finger counting helps kids' math skills.