The rediscovery of “one of the rarest and most elusive amphibians” in Chile is quite a tale. Philibert Germain, a scientist studying insects, visited a large estate in southern Chile in December 1893.

A map reconstructed from an 1893 expedition ... Philibert Germain, a scientist studying insects, visited a large estate in southern Chile in December 1893. He arrived at the landowner’s house ...

Scientists have gotten the best-ever view of 'space tornadoes' howling near the Milky Way's black hole. The cosmic twisters ...

Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...

According to the latest report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the climate crisis inflicted lasting damage, ...

After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

Before it shut down, a telescope in Chile captured the universe's baby photos, just 380,000 years after the Big Bang. These ...

In the next few months, from its perch atop a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will begin surveying the cosmos with the largest camera ever built. Every three nights, it will produce a ...

Known as the cosmic microwave background, the microwaves are a relic from a time when the universe was first cooling down ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

Astronomers have revealed that "space tornadoes" are swirling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky ...

The boysenberry-themed food and entertainment festival at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park runs daily. It opened Friday and ...