To the Moon and back: 50 years on, a giant leap into the unknown

The first four days of Apollo 11’s journey to the Moon had gone according to plan,…

Revealing 'hidden' phases of matter through the power of light

Most people think of water as existing in only one of three phases: Solid ice, liquid…

Amid privacy firestorm, Facebook curbs research tool

Facebook has curbed access to a controversial feature allowing searches of the vast content within the…

Russia uncovers 40,000 year-old wolf head, preserved in ice

About 40,000 years ago, a wolf died in what we know as Siberia. Now its severed…

Instagram, PlayStation hit with outages

An Instagram outage on Thursday left users of the Facebook-owned social network flocking to Twitter to…

'Hundreds' of elephants being poached each year in Botswana: report

A leading conservation group has warned of surging elephant poaching in parts of Botswana and estimated…

When the world stopped to watch Armstrong's moonwalk

When Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, he became the biggest live television star in history. …

'Deepfakes' called new election threat, with no easy fix

“Deepfake” videos pose a clear and growing threat to America’s national security, lawmakers and experts say.…

USDA plan to move offices sparks concerns about research

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday that it will relocate two research agencies’ headquarters to…

Hubble Observes Tiny Galaxy with Big Heart

Nestled within this field of bright foreground stars lies ESO 495-21, a tiny galaxy with a…