Measuring 40cm in length, the giant stick insect is new to science.

The mysterious Shroud of Turin, believed by Christians to have laid atop Jesus Christ’s body, may be even stranger than we previously thought.

While urban greening can help mitigate extreme heat, such spaces are not distributed equitably

The structure was originally dubbed the 300-metre tower, but that’s not entirely true

Plant roots don’t just take from soil; they shape it.

A new study looking at how skinks have evolved to block venom from reaching their muscles could guide development of new antivenoms

“When you’re in your launch and entry suits, you’re with the crew you’re going to be on the pad with, that is absolutely phenomenal.”

WD 0525+526 is about 130 light-years away from Earth.

Cockatoo owners often record their pets dancing to music. Now, researchers have catalogued many of their complex dance moves.

For some of it, you won’t even need binoculars!

Bert got some in-space help from an astronaut.

The cartoonish-looking Norselaspis had the ‘heart of a shark under the skin of a lamprey.’

Winner of Project Hyperion design contest envisions polyamorous people thriving onboard cigar-shaped craft

Scientists are investigating new ways to bring patients back from a vegetative state—and raising uncomfortable questions about the limits of consciousness.

The deepest depths of our planet’s surface do not disappoint.

To make fusion reactors, we need materials that can withstand its punishing environment, and a new Chinese-made material can survive reactors’ intense conditions.

We’ve long understood the broad strokes of lightning, but the what kickstarts the process—and allows for some of its weirdest quirks—was a mystery until now.

International oversight would reduce risks, but could be “a politically sensitive and contentious matter.”

On sol 4,609, Curiosity spotted a rather familiar-looking rock.

This rare planetary alignment will be visible from August 10 but will be best viewed later in the month. Here’s everything you need to know to see it at its best.

“Lava planets are in such extreme orbital configurations that our knowledge of rocky planets in the solar system does not directly apply.”

The caldera may have blasted out its cryomagma in a single explosive event, or it may have spread its eruptions over time.

A devastating bacterium has decimated populations of sunflower sea stars, predators that play a crucial role in their environment

First came the idea of splitting the atom; then, a chain of events leading to a moment forever etched in collective memory—the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Even if we don’t evolve long sticky tongues and live off a diet of ants, we can still learn a lot from these remarkable creatures, says science writer Helen Pilcher

A study in Rwanda reveals the significance of a social connection between female mountain gorillas.

Too much exposure to the sun has traditionally been seen as a danger. Now claims that sunscreen is toxic flood the internet. What does the science say?

The science behind why the sky sometimes appears red or orange during sunrise and sunset, and the role played by Earth’s atmosphere.

Bold proposals provide an unconventional route to create dark matter.

The discovery of the newly identified animal in the arid Karoo region suggests the area was once covered by ancient forests, say researchers.

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

A report on the death of five people in the Titan submersible blames design, maintenance, and inspection flaws for its failure. “It all came back to Mr. Rush,” the head of the investigation told WIRED.

‘The females realized he was a bit odd, and some of the males tried to fight him.’

Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business.

August 5 was a whole millisecond shorter. Strap in for the full explanation.

More than 6,000 bone fragments were found and dated, giving a rare ecological snapshot of the last ice age.

Infectious bird flu virus was found in milk, on equipment, within wastewater and aerosolized in the air on California dairy farms

A serious earthquake could be incoming.

We finally know the forces behind an 80-foot-tall wall of water that rocked the North Sea in 1995.

This phenomenon is when a pack of rats become entangled by their tails, unable to separate themselves. We asked experts to weigh in on whether it is really possible.

“Our distributed architecture solves a key challenge in orbital debris removal by enabling the deorbit and reentry of multiple large debris objects sustainably and economically.”

The satellite is fully functional, providing valuable data, and may soon be burned up in our atmosphere out out of choice.

A polo legend and a businessman joined forces to copy the player’s greatest horse. But with a single clone worth $800,000, some technologies are a breeding ground for betrayal.

A newly discovered 460-million-year-old trilobite showed signs of being shaped and flattened—the first indication that ancient Romans purposely collected and modified the tiny fossils.

Too big to come from a dying star and too small to inhabit the center of a galaxy, these black holes are a puzzle that scientists are using LIGO to investigate.

There is no way traffickers will get around this.

Wake up early to witness the year’s most dazzling planetary pairing as Venus and Jupiter close in for a celestial rendezvous.

Having a “ninth leg” might help these males to avoid being eaten by the females during mating.

The viral oddball has the longest virus appendage ever described.

August’s full moon will illuminate the night skies on Saturday 9. Here’s where and how to see it at its best.