A recent study has uncovered the surprising evolutionary origin of the mammalian outer ear, linking it to the gills of ancient fish and marine invertebrates. The research reveals that both structures ...

A new series adaptation of Louis Sachar's 1998 book will feature a teenage girl at the center of its reimagined plot.

Besides stars, the United States Navy uses quasars as beacons. Quasars are distant galaxies with supermassive black holes, surrounded by ... X-Ray Flashes from a Nearby Supermassive Black Hole ...

Discover the fascinating evolutionary story behind the human outer ear, which evolved from fish gills. Learn how nature ...

Space.com was on duty all year to bring you the major developments in the science of the universe's most fascinating entities: black holes. Our fascination with black holes is pretty ...

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With sunny skies and temperatures just above freezing, a handful of people took to the frozen lake at Middle Creek Wildlife ...

An illustration of two black holes about to merge into one. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) The finding about LID-568's feeding frenzy was far from the last word on early supermassive black hole ...

In our study published on October 21, 2024, in the journal Physical Review Letters, we predict the existence of a new type of black hole that would be surrounded by rings similar in shape to those of ...

An artist's concept of the supermassive black hole's mid-infrared flare. Image: CfA/Mel Weiss Astronomers have detected a mid-infrared flare from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the ...

An undiscovered population of ancient black holes may be lurking throughout the universe. These bottomless cosmic pits would have a lot in common with more familiar black holes; in some cases ...