It’s a pest usually associated with summer – but many Brits have been shocked to discover swarms of fruit flies taking over their kitchens, well into autumn.

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to what the next 30 years might offer.

3I/ATLAS may not have had a close encounter in 10 million years, before it approached our Solar System.

A study suggests the Andromeda-Milky Way collision might not happen after all. We spoke to one of the scientists to explain why.

Researchers in Uruguay have found thriving deep-water coral reefs and dozens of new species.

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama discovered that carrying oversized loads limits the ability to perceive the trail in leafcutter ants, akin to blind spots while we are driving

Roads made by villagers stabilised statue, researchers say

Findings could pave way for individualised treatments for sleep disorder patients

According to the equations that govern black holes, the larger one of these cosmic behemoths is the lower its average density – given that the universe contains a lot of relatively empty space, could the whole cosmos be a black hole?

Ladybirds sleep through the winter in what is known as diapause – which is a bit like an insect hibernation- and a nook in a house is the perfect place

Heat at a mild temperature for several months and voilà: ancient microbial life, good as new.

New research has uncovered the temple’s secrets in ‘unprecedented detail’, archaeologists say

Not all that glitters is gold, although the snow-tipped spurs of Lapland aren’t a bad place to start.

Female sawflies can cut into a plant’s tissue without destroying the rest of the plant.

Fungi can be very strange. Here’s our round-up of some of the weirdest fungi on the planet.

God bless you and your itchy butt, Late Pleistocene rock hyrax.

As it turns out, corporate contractors like SpaceX aren’t anymore efficient at building spacecraft than the government.

Human water management contributes to sinking land across the globe, and it may also be responsible for an unexpected rise

The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8, as a waning gibbous moon graces the night sky.

Researchers in Australia find 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women but only eight in men

CFS is a disabling illness characterised by extreme fatigue that is not relieved by rest.

As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you’re along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways.

The researchers wanted to find out how the herbivores’ grazing impacts the carbon cycle. Here’s what they discovered

An analysis of the afterglow of the big bang sheds light on how black holes distribute mass in the universe, and why some matter previously seemed to have been missing

The tiny shark and a ghost-like crab are two of the latest species uncovered in a yearslong expedition.

Their seed dispersal strategies have helped these ubiquitous plants flourish all over the world, new research suggests

Researchers who analyzed data from zoo animals found that it is not only genetics, but mating pressures that may determine which sex has the longer lifespan.

The DNA belonged to an extinct horse genus and is the oldest genome ever collected from an open-air site.

‘This is a matter of national security.’

The atmospheric phenomenon is much prettier from low-Earth orbit.

I guess if we insist on calling them ORCs we have to expect some rudeness in return.

Researchers are calling for the conservation of teeny tiny organisms that normally get overlooked, and conservationists are listening.

Astronomers have captured an image of a small planet – WISPIT 2b – forming within the dusty disc surrounding a distant star.

Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity

The U.S. government shut down the same day Juno’s last mission extension expired.

“It was just a matter of time before we found them.”

But not everyone is convinced.

The ship wasn’t designed to withstand the powerful ice compression forces—and Shackleton knew it.

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

Wetter, hotter, and more unpredictable weather is set to wreak havoc on our food systems, but scientists are devising ways to mitigate the coming harm

Create a striking moonrise composite and show the Moon rising above the horizon. Our Moon photography guide shows you how to do it.

The discovery could also make the production of psilocybin in the lab more sustainable.

The Harvest Moon is so-called because the Moon rise times around the full Moon are virtually the same every night.

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity

Galaxies “blazing with technosignatures” could suggest the existence of a “large number” of “different metasocieties.”

A new study created a detailed map of how plants respond to cues in the world around them.

The cosmic oddities experience their own growth spurts.

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and explored a sunken warship.

A 56 million-year-old fossil bone helps explain how this (mostly) flightless family of birds spread to so many different continents.