U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of ...

In a paper published in the journal iScience, Bambi lays out a plan to turn such a deep-space mission into reality. If ...

Researchers found that clear-cut logging can make extreme floods up to 18 times more frequent and far more severe, with ...

Scientists have unveiled a new biodegradable plastic that vanishes in one of the harshest environments on Earth—the deep sea.

Newly identified Midpoint cloud reveals rare insight into star formation and the movement of galactic material toward the center of the Milky Way. A group of astronomers from around the world has ...

Artificial light at night does far more than disrupt sleep—it can throw off immune defenses, fuel inflammation, alter ...

A new study shows Alaska could get up to two minutes of warning before major earthquakes, giving residents precious time to prepare.

A naturally occurring has been found to slash plaque-producing biofilms in the mouth by 90%, offering a promising new weapon against cavities.

Planet could be a gas giant, orbiting 1 to 2 times the distance between Sun and Earth. The Alpha Centauri system, our nearest stellar neighbor, has long captured the imagination of science fiction and ...

Scientists may have found the hiding place of missing cosmic sulfur—in icy space dust, bound in crown-shaped and chain-like molecules that escape detection. For years, scientists studying the ...

Air pollution, especially from traffic, may raise the risk of noncancerous brain tumors. Ultrafine particles appear ...

Nicotine-free vape liquids caused skull changes in mice fetuses. Effects appeared with "safer" chemical ratios used in modern ...