The fake video of President Zelensky asking Ukrainian troops to lay down their weapons was only the latest manifestation of a threat for which we will have to prepare.
The "mummy's curse" in Egypt; "tsunami stones" in Japan – humans have long tried to warn future generations of disaster. Now, the need is critical.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will be able to shed light on the earliest super-luminous supernovae.
Is low-cost genome sequencing revealing new truths about the traits that make us human?
Tardigrades are micro-organisms with a raft of strange biological adaptations that are of growing interest to biologists.
A major development for the future of rocket design could enable humans to go deeper into space than ever before.
If we plant too many trees, food prices will rise and biodiversity could decline.
For at least 4,000 years, people have wondered about the exact value of pi. That search hasn't ceased.
Scientists have long searched for the Secret of Life. Do recent discoveries bring us any closer to finding it?
New experiments in human-to-animal communication are illuminating whether dogs and other pets can "talk".