The story of these glass beads begins with explosive volcanic activity that would have been spectacular to witness. The beads formed when lunar volcanoes shot material from the interior to the surface ...

As a chunk of ice ages, however, it becomes more compressed, pushing out air, allowing more light to penetrate, and becoming clear, like glass. Redder wavelengths are absorbed, but blue wavelengths ...

At first glance, dinosaur fossils and modern cancer research may seem worlds apart. But a new study suggests that soft tissue preserved for millions of years inside ancient bones could offer valuable ...

When outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles occur despite highly effective vaccines being available, it's easy to conclude that parents who don't vaccinate their children are ...

Archaeologists have discovered what they say are the remains of a 16th-century merchant ship more than 2.5 kilometres underwater off southern France, the deepest such find in its section of the ...

Softgel capsules – the smooth, easy-to-swallow form of many medications and supplements – are increasingly popular for delivering everything from vitamins to omega-3s.

Humpback whales caught blowing giant bubble rings underwater may have been attempting some kind of communication with their ...

Weight-loss drugs that mimic the effect of regulatory hormones on appetite and energy balance often come with a few rather ...

Despite the wheel's immeasurable impact, no one is certain as to who invented it, or when and where it was first conceived.

You may have come across those "what I eat in a day" videos on social media, where people – usually conventionally attractive ...

A giant hole has opened in the atmosphere of the Sun, and it's blasting out a high-speed wind that is directed right at Earth ...

After many hours of staring unblinking at a small patch of sky, JWST has given us the most detailed map ever obtained of a ...