Astrophysicist Suzanna Randall explains where the elements in our body come from in this episode of "Starlight" from the ...

Pindell is part of a small group of pioneering painters that includes Al Loving, Sam Gilliam, Jack Whitten and Frank Bowling.

The dream of traversing the depths of space and planting the seed of human civilization on another planet has existed for generations.

The Arecibo Message as it appears when its 1,679 bits are properly aligned on a grid (left), an annotated illustration ...

For spinning spheres, centrifugal force is maximized at the equator, where the rotational speed is highest. The amount of the ...

Look up at the night sky this weekend for a celestial double feature. November’s full moon will shine bright today as the last supermoon of the year. Sky-gazers may also be able to see the Leonid mete ...

"Excessive secrecy has led to grave misdeeds against loyal civil servants, military personnel and the public — all to hide ...

The study says that the gravitational distortions observed in distant galaxies exhibit subtle discrepancies with the ...

Perhaps most importantly, Lucy’s discovery foreshadowed a series of fossil finds that filled in the scientific picture of her species. By 1978, enough evidence had accumulated to establish Lucy as the ...

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

Through brain implants, neural interfaces and skin grafts, researchers are starting to restore sensation for paralysed or ...

Scientists have officially spotted characteristics of superfluidity (a quantum fluid with zero viscosity) inside a ...