Scientists have created the fastest spinning object ever made, taking them a big step closer to being able to measure the mysterious quantum forces at play inside 'nothingness'.

Gravitational waves are caused by calamitous events in the Universe. Neutron stars that finally merge after circling each other for a long time can create them, and so can two black holes that collide with each other. But sometimes there's a burst

The discovery of a new kind of immune cell receptor could pave the way for a new type of T-cell cancer therapy that can attack a diverse range of cancers in human patients without requiring tailored treatment.

The world's largest and most sensitive radio telescope is officially open for business according to Xinhua, China's official state-run media. The FAST Radio Telescope saw first light in 2016 but has been undergoing testing and commissioning since t

A new SARS-like virus has killed six people in China and infected nearly 300 others.

Snakes – the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra – may be the original source of the newly discovered coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly infectious respiratory illness in China this winter.

The Doomsday Clock has jumped closer to midnight than it's ever been in its 73-year history, indicating looming apocalyptic threats.

Scientists continue to push the boundaries of what cameras are capable of – like a newly developed phase-sensitive compressed ultrafast photography (pCUP) device, which is capable of snapping an impressive one trillion frames every second.

Betelgeuse keeps getting dimmer and everyone is wondering what exactly that means. The star will go supernova at the end of its life, but that's not projected to happen for tens of thousands of years or so. So what's causing the dimming?

SpaceX is poised to launch its first astronauts into space this spring: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.

There's a lot of stuff up there, whizzing around in low-Earth orbit. Given the thousands of old, defunct satellites that can no longer communicate with Earth, it's surprising how seldom they collide; but just such a collision might happen this week

How serious is the coronavirus outbreak? What are its symptoms and how contagious is it? Experts studying the new virus still have key questions to answer before they can assess its danger.

On Monday, researchers from Japan's Osaka University announced the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind heart transplant.

The UN health agency on Thursday declared an international emergency over the deadly novel coronavirus from China - a rarely used designation that could lead to improved international co-ordination in tackling the disease.

A couple of years ago, astronomers marvelled over the discovery of the hottest planet in the known Universe. And just when you thought KELT-9b couldn't get even more insane, it goes and outdoes itself.

Scientists have developed a new type of smart bandage that can signal the type of bacterial infection it's protecting, just like a traffic light, as well as release the right type of drugs on demand.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a drug to treat life-threatening allergic reactions for the approximately 1 million children in the US with peanut allergies.

The new coronavirus spreading in China appears to be similar to SARS in two important ways: They share 80 percent of their genetic codes, and both originated in bats.