A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

Everyday life is full of small behaviors we treat as moral choices, scientific truths, or acts of civic virtue—often without ...

From a small island off the coast of Panama to the farthest reaches of space, the Smithsonian advanced our knowledge of the ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer ...

Findings reveal how harm and responsibility shape feelings of guilt and shame in different ways, which in turn drive behaviours in response to these emotions.

Cheng credits his co-authors' preexisting relationships with the Indigenous communities. Herman-Mercer has worked for years ...

In 2008, astronomers detected an unexplained bright object located 25 light-years from Earth in the Piscis Austrinus ...

A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has uncovered, for the first time, how genes linked to autism and ...

The rise of AI scientists, missions to explore the moons of Earth and Mars and a massive ocean-floor drill are among the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold ...

Imagine if our bodies could grow new organs throughout our entire lives. Plants do this constantly, thanks to tiny, powerful ...