I n the McMurdo Sound region of Antarctica, there lives a species of sponge known as the giant volcano sponge ( Anoxycalyx ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

The phenomenon of seeing familiar patterns in objects where none exists is called pareidolia. In terms of our evolution, it ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

Understanding the science behind meaty tastes and textures could be the key for more people switch to a planet-friendly plant diet, researchers suggest.

President Trump's Jan. 23 executive order creates a crypto task force to craft rules and study a national reserve or ...

An alignment of planets will be visible starting January 17. Venus and Saturn will appear within 2.2 degrees of each other. NASA says it's pretty rare to see four or five bright planets at once ...

A high school student found a way to run the classic PC game Doom from within a PDF file by leveraging the format's support for JavaScript and the Chromium browser engine.

There is a race to see who can bend the PDF file format to do the most impressive thing. Considering the more-than-30-year-old shooter, Doom, has been ported to many unexpected places, it was ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Venus is another planet that continues dominating the western sky after sunset. Venus and Saturn will have their closest approach ...