A massive mantle plume beneath Africa explains unusual deformation patterns in the East African Rift System, according to new computer modeling by geophysicists at Virginia Tech.

Canadian researchers discovered that snake embryos coil into spirals because their rapidly lengthening bodies are mechanically constrained by a slowly-growing gut structure acting as a tether.

Researchers have identified a one-meter-long scorpion from 415 million years ago as the largest known to science, challenging understanding of when giant arthropods first appeared on Earth.

Researchers found that solar sails experience unexpected drag once traveling at 75% light speed due to relativistic effects that redirect scattered photons, potentially limiting interstellar propulsion efficiency.

Scientists formally described a common frog species that had been misidentified for over a century, highlighting the importance of historical museum specimens in modern taxonomy.

Researchers identified 80,000-year-old triangular projectile points at an Uzbekistan site, suggesting early Homo sapiens may have originated in Central Asia rather than Europe, potentially rewriting human migration history.

Researchers used Earth’s magnetic field as a giant detector to search for ultralight dark matter particles, identifying mysterious signal candidates that warrant further investigation.

NASA’s $4.3 billion Nancy Grace Roman space telescope launched Sunday after surviving White House budget cut attempts, beginning its million-mile journey to study exoplanets and the universe’s fundamental mysteries.

NASA-funded studies suggest the Sun’s protective bubble may have shrunk millions of years ago, and powerful early solar eruptions may have kept young Earth warm enough for life.

Physicists at Jefferson Lab discovered two unexpected particle structures while searching for an exotic particle, potentially advancing understanding of unconventional matter composed of quarks and fundamental forces.

Scientists at Oxford University discovered evidence of massive magma systems deep beneath Mars’ surface, suggesting the planet underwent complex geological evolution without Earth-like plate tectonics.

A University of Michigan study found that morning glories evolved larger flowers to attract declining pollinators, but this constrained their ability to adapt to climate change by 96% over nine years.