Isaac Newton's most productive period came during 1665-1666, when a plague outbreak forced him to leave Cambridge. In isolation, he made groundbreaking discoveries that would revolutionise science.

These scientists may be lesser known than Einstein and Newton, but they made giant contributions to science, including astronomy, physics, chemistry and medicine. Isaac Newton once wrote, "If I have ...

“The discovery team has done a very meticulous and commendable job describing these new fossils, and their naming of a new species, in my opinion, is valid,” Griffith University archaeologist ...

“This dinosaur was swimming.” Other scientists who have evaluated the new study agree that the tail puts some lingering doubts to rest and strengthens the case of a semiaquatic Spinosaurus.

Science textbooks overflow with stories of brilliant male minds who shaped our understanding of the world. Yet tucked away in ...

Since “28 Years Later” unleashed a new — and newly unclothed — horde of infected on cinemas, much has been said and written ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in human cells.

It's a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. In the past, we've featured year-end roundups of cool science ...

Footprints found in the ancient lakebeds of White Sands may prove that humans lived in North America 23,000 years ago — much earlier than previously believed. A new study using radiocarbon-dated mud ...

June 27, 2025 — For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field has risen and fallen in sync with oxygen levels in the atmosphere, and scientists are finally uncovering why. A NASA-led ...

With their visionary thinking and innovative approach to solving problems, inventors have the power to change the course of history. Two examples are Thomas Edison's lightbulb and Alexander Graham ...