The theory of evolution by natural selection was first formulated in Darwin’s book “On the Origin of Species” in 1859. It describes how organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable ...

While Marvel has just redefined Cyclops' power levels before Avengers: Doomsday, his optic blasts may receive a major status quo change as well.

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanetary system, 116 light-years away, that could redefine our understanding of how planets form.

"Energy transition" is a very common term but has no official definition. This article reviews the four key theories and what ...

Dark matter keeps getting blamed for the universe’s big patterns while staying stubbornly out of reach. You cannot see it, touch it, or capture it.

A fter more than fifty years of uninterrupted fertility in invention, during which he has not only begotten but continuously fathered the electrical era, Thomas Alva Edison believes that we have only ...

Its more than 1,000 pages require sustained focus and stamina but it should not languish unread on dusty shelves ...

Ultimately, the gel-first hypothesis does not claim to provide a definitive answer to the origin of life. Rather, it offers a conceptual framework—one that integrates soft-matter physics, systems ...

From finding out where swallows go in winter to discovering microbes here are 10 of the greatest biological discoveries ever ...

This was a rude and humbling awakening for England. Not only have their Grand Slam hopes been dashed, but the alarming manner ...

Their Grand Slam hopes have been dashed, perhaps with it their Six Nations title aspirations, as their 12-match winning ...

The article—titled “Blind Love, Risky Romance: Exposure to Romantic Cues Increases Nonmoral and Immoral Risk Taking”—tested a simple idea with surprisingly broad implications: when people encounter ...