Space debris – the collection of defunct human-made objects in Earth's orbit – is already affecting space agencies, companies and astronauts. This debris includes large pieces, such as spent rocket ...

Earth's relationship with space is much more complex than it used to be. Space around our planet was thought to be influenced ...

Scientists have discovered a giant cosmic filament where galaxies spin in sync with the structure that holds them together.

Modern policy-making’s central challenge is not defining goals, but managing complex, interwoven causes across multiple ...

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.

A strange, layered structure in deep space has captured astronomers’ attention, looking uncannily like a cosmic sandwich ...

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., the massive hull of China’s second domestically built large cruise ship, Adora ...

This impressive project involved cooperation between multiple countries, as well as a litany of spiralling construction costs ...

Over the past 50 years, U.S. pop music lyrics have become simpler, more repetitive, and increasingly focused on stress and negative emotions.

The Trump administration is seeking contractors to help it overhaul the United States’ immigrant detention system in a plan ...

A microscopic 'Christmas tree' is a seasonal look at a remarkable science project that found eerie comparisons between the ...

The researchers think the pattern they observed in ants reflects a more universal trend in the evolution of societal ...