NASA's Kepler space telescope mission has confirmed 26 new planets outside our Solar System, all of them orbiting too close...

A powerful magnetic field shielded the early Moon, and was generated by a molten metal core that churned for much...

Jumping spiders have an unusual visual mechanism that allows them to accurately pounce on their prey, a new study has...

The mystery of how galaxies, including our Milky Way, have become magnetised has been solved by experiments using high-power lasers.

Archaeopteryx, a 150 million-year-old raven-sized dinosaur, had black feathers on its wings that were structurally identical to those of modern...

What was widely thought to be the oldest known lizard turns out to be a species of modern lizard related...

Narcissistic males are more likely to experience long-term health problems than females with the same personality trait, new research suggests.

The effects of hallucinogenic drugs as they pass through the brain have been mapped for the first time, providing insight...

A potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the...

Early primates opted for raised claws over flat nails, say scientists who have examined the fossilised foot bones of an...