The rocks used in the Olympic sport of curling come from one island in Scotland and one quarry in Wales. What makes them so ...

It’s unclear whether science as a discipline—and scientists as people—will ever be able to answer some questions definitively ...

A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out ...

If the pulsar is confirmed, it could enable more precise measurements of the space-time around the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole ...

An experiment to quantify the amount of the universe’s lightest element in Earth’s core suggests that the planet’s water has mostly been here since the beginning ...

A new study suggests that people with obesity have higher rates of mortality and hospitalization from a variety of infections from viruses, fungi, parasites and bacteria ...

SpaceX’s decision to focus on establishing a lunar city ahead of building a Mars colony represents a significant shift in Elon Musk’s space exploration ambitions ...

Though the consequences of the cold have been widespread and acute—travel disruptions, power outages and scores of deaths—the warm western winter will also take a toll. Its consequences, however, will ...