Newly discovered exoplanet dethrones former king of Kepler-88 planetary system

A team of astronomers has discovered a planet three times the mass of Jupiter in the…

First randomized trial of remdesivir suggests antiviral drug is not associated with significant clinical benefits, more research needed

Treatment with the antiviral drug remdesivir does not speed recovery from COVID-19 compared with placebo in…

Researchers help give robotic arms a steady hand for surgeries

Steady hands and uninterrupted, sharp vision are critical when performing surgery on delicate structures like the…

'Wobble' may precede some great earthquakes

The land masses of Japan shifted from east to west to east again in the months…

To prevent antimicrobial resistance, vaccinate the world's kids

Childhood vaccination may be a powerful tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance in low- and…

Twitter opens up data for researchers to study COVID-19 tweets

Twitter Inc will grant researchers and software developers access to a real-time data stream of tens…

A piece of the moon for sale: just $2.5 million

One of the world’s largest lunar meteorites goes on private sale at Christie’s on Thursday, valued…

NASA scientists tapped to mature more rugged seismometer system to measure moonquakes

NASA hasn’t measured moonquakes since Apollo astronauts deployed a handful of measuring stations at various locations…

A study places the origin of a group of trees growing in Africa 50 million years ago

In the Eocene, some of the world’s most important mountain ranges emerged and large climate changes…

Scientists urge Germans to keep social distancing discipline

Germans must persevere with social distancing or risk exponential growth in the number of coronavirus cases,…