A thousand times more powerful than those on Earth, lightning bolts are striking the ringed planet during gargantuan storms imaged by a NASA spacecraft.
A multinational team of astronomers has discovered an entirely new kind of cosmic object—a Rotating Radio Transient, or RRAT—that is likely related to pulsars.
A discovery could spur the development of a tool that would allow doctors to detect diseases like cancer by listening to the sounds of their patient's bodies.
"I wish we hadn't had to do it," said NASA's administrator in response to criticism of the plan to redirect funds from scientific exploration to human spaceflight.
Score one for the Swiss-Army-knife theory. A new study hints that brains are made up of distinct parts dedicated to distinct tasks, including recognizing faces.
In times of economic crisis, natural disaster, and other stresses, mothers tend to produce fewer male children. New research suggests a reason for the decline.
Straddling religion and medicine, the ancient practice may help treat infertility, skin diseases, and other ailments, according to doctors and the Dalai Lama.
