Teleportation and targeted sound both sound like science fiction, yet modern scientists are turning these ideas into reality.

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When you look up at the night sky, planets seem calm and fixed. But a new study shows that nearby planetary systems can be ...

A viral video from Jamtland, Sweden, captures a breathtaking 22-degree Sun halo with vivid sun dogs and rainbow arcs.

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A sun candle is a mesmerising, rare atmospheric phenomenon where sunlight reflects off ice crystals to create a flame-like ...

The California Institute of Technology has received a $50 million commitment from Caltech trustees Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa ...

Police intensified their search for a suspect in the fatally shooting of a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in his home in a Boston suburb.

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?

“With this new machine-learning tool, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope can help scientists build a more accurate 3-D map ...