Learn how galactic archaeology uses chemical clues to uncover how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years.

Liu contemplated her future not long after winning the Olympic gold medal. “I want to be a storyteller,’’ she said between thoughts, and also remarked, “I think my story is pretty cool and so I hope ...

MILAN — Alysa Liu had a lot to celebrate Thursday, but what she really beamed about was the color of her dress, the one she wore during a stunning free skate that catapulted her to victory in the ...

According to the RNA world hypothesis, life began when RNA molecules evolved the ability to make more copies of themselves. Now we have discovered an RNA molecule that is almost capable of this – it ...

Imagine E.T. snorted your dad off a space toilet. You’d be mad, but there wouldn’t be anything you could do about it. Unless you happened to have an arsenal of powerful alien guns and some tricked-out ...

Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly every organism today were already duplicated before all life shared a common ancestor. By tracking these ...

“I love to fall asleep with a book nearby,” says the “Autobiography of Cotton” author. “Dreaming and reading merge in beautiful, uncompromising ways.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported by In an email ...

There’s a well-worn playbook for politicians who yearn to occupy the White House. One of its most common tools is to write a book, or have a book written, to introduce the presidential supplicant to ...

On Page 76 of the 1959 Hibbing, Minnesota, high school yearbook, a certain member of the senior class is quoted as vowing “to join ‘Little Richard’” after graduation. That didn’t happen. Once this ...

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations ...

It can’t be said any more directly: “Standout: The Ben Kjar Story” is a must-see movie documentary. Director Tanner Christensen, son of prominent filmmaker T.C. Christensen, who produced the project ...

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 - the highest mark in American history. It's the result of not only the dissipation of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also waning death rates from all the ...