Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to a new model for how intelligent life developed on Earth.

Specifically, the AI was able to make progress on a complex problem called the Andrews–Curtis conjecture, which has stumped ...

An international team of astronomers has captured the most detailed image ever of a cosmic filament, a vast structure of gas ...

The artist once courted disapproval from critics but her latest paintings prove that she’s at the peak of her powers ...

Does time always flow in one direction? This perplexing question has captivated philosophers and scientists for centuries, ...

A new theory suggests windows of opportunity, not a series of improbable events may have helped humans gain a foothold in the ...

The latest LEGO leaks and rumors suggest the toymaker is going all in on Star Wars sets from the Prequels and The Clone Wars ...

In a nutshell New research challenges the long-held belief that human evolution required improbable “lucky breaks,” ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

A unique dataset of Type Ia Supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of the Universe.

While mapping the nearby universe, astronomers discovered the largest-known structure in the universe, about 425 million to ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...