The rogue planet, known as Cha 1107-7626, is about 620 light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon. It weighs in at five to ten times the mass of Jupiter and drifts alone in space, untethered to ...

When you think of yogurt, you probably picture a neat plastic cup in the dairy aisle. The ingredients list is short and predictable: milk, bacteria, maybe fruit or sugar. But in a small Bulgarian ...

Other studies came to similar conclusions. A U.S. study of more than 200,000 older adults found lower dementia risk in both recipients of the older live vaccine (Zostavax) and the newer recombinant ...

This group of insects has the ability to walk on top of water, using surface tension and long, hydrophobic legs. For decades, roboticists have tried to emulate this impressive ability. Building ...

New research quantifying the global impact of forest age transitions found that 140 million tons of aboveground carbon are lost per year because of old-growth forests being replaced by younger stands.

Kaja Šeruga is a Slovene freelance writer based in Vienna, writing about environmental issues, culture, history, and travel.

Global tree-planting pledges promise far more than they can deliver — and may even create new problems for food, water, and biodiversity.” ...

The promise of reusable period products seems simple: less waste, lower costs, and a better deal for the planet. But tucked inside those layers of fabric, scientists keep finding something that ...

Justin Catanoso is a professor of journalism at Wake Forest University and was that program's director from 2011-2016.

An antibiotic discovered on Easter Island in 1964 sparked a billion-dollar pharmaceutical success story. But the history told about this “miracle drug” has completely left out the people and politics ...

Now, researchers from Polytechnique Montréal in Canada and École Polytechnique in France have come up with a clever twist: making parachutes more accurate by cutting them. Inspired by kirigami (the ...

Centuries-old mummies are unmasked with 3D scans, revealing faces hidden for hundreds of years.