As 'Star Trek' enters a holding pattern it has not seen for years, Jonathan Frakes is reflecting on his time with the ...

A rare gravitationally lensed supernova could help astronomers determine how fast the universe is expanding and shed light on dark energy. Astronomers may be closer to understanding one of the ...

The critically endangered sea turtle is now being treated at a Texas rehab hospital.

A disturbing discovery off an island in the country’s south has left locals baffled, with a series of photos revealing dozens of dead animals mysteriously floating in the sea. The images were taken ...

There has been a medical breakthrough at UAB. A new study has discovered a possible root cause to preeclampsia.

Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.

Ever squashed a bug underfoot and wondered why it just keeps buzzing? Now, picture a car tyre rolling right over it; most critters would be crushed, b.

A new study explains how some supernovas are particularly dazzling—the glow from a magnetic, spinning ball of neutrons called a magnetar. An assist from Einstein is what settled the case ...

It's weird that we have been told over and over that gladiators fought to the death, when it wasn't even true.