A lightning "megaflash" that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected.

Research suggests that whether people view the world as competitive or cooperative impacts how they perceive antagonistic ...

A laboratory experiment suggests caffeine may boost E. coli’s antibiotic resistance. However, whether this discovery applies to real-world infections in people is not yet known.

Researchers say they have finally uncovered the mysterious origins of one of our favorite carbs: the humble potato.

Astronomers believe they have spotted an elusive intermediate-mass black hole shredding a distant star, and they have re-created the stellar murder in a stunning new animation.

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the ...

Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a ...

A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was ...

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.

Now, a new study has used computer models to reveal that lightning strikes as the result of a powerful chain reaction that ...

A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.

A new analysis used near-infrared photography to shed light on the methods and tools for creating tattoos in the Early Iron ...