Researchers have created a laser that uses concentrated beams of plasma to generate a glowing “lightsaber” that can transmit radio signals.

An unusual class of superconducting materials is helping shed light on the links between magnetic vortices and "exotic" ...

Flying through a magnetic switchback in the Sun’s magnetic field, the Solar Orbiter collected important new data on dangerous space weather.

A mysterious death at a Russian facility specializing in dangerous infectious diseases has sparked international concern.

A second-generation planet, composed of the remains of a dead star, has been discovered orbiting a white dwarf for the first time.

Scientists have observed a strange quantum property of electrons for the first time, according to recently published research ...

In the search for answers to one of the greatest questions about life in the cosmos—whether Earth is alone—scientists may soon have a formidable new tool to help spot any potential signs of alien ...

Magic tricks reveal how the brain forms reality, as a review of 55 studies explores gaps in attention, perception and ...

NASA's new PRIMA Space Telescope will search for clues to some of the most perplexing mysteries of the cosmos.

Evidence of human sacrifice in ancient Egypt has been recovered from graves clustered around a group of first-century tombs. The discovery is detailed in a recent paper in Frontiers in Environmental ...

Scientists have traced a series of mysterious radio signals to a gigantic alien world 63 light-years from Earth.

More than a mile of ancient Inca roadways, long hidden beneath dense tropical vegetation, have been discovered near famous Machu Picchu.