Freakier than ‘Sharknado’? These mutant sharks thrive on underwater volcanic heat and acid

Welcome to ‘Sharkcano’ — where sharks hang out in the hellish spew of an active volcano crater.

By Benjamin Bullard 5 min ago

A weird four-star system may lead the way to catastrophic supernovae

Colliding stars in a quaternary system could explode.

By Phil Plait 3 hours ago

How the first life-forms on Earth could have spawned from something not alive

You might be the result of a chemical reaction that happened billions of years ago.

By Elizabeth Rayne 17 hours ago

Dinosaurs in the modern world: The science behind 'Jurassic World Dominion'

The modern world would pretty quickly cause a second dinosaur extinction.

By Cassidy Ward 21 hours ago

Scattered X-rays from space: Turning noise into signal

NuSTAR sees X-rays from astronomical objects it's not pointed at, so, bonus.

By Phil Plait 23 hours ago

Which exomoons could possibly be crawling with life?

If some moons in our solar system might be habitable, then...

By Elizabeth Rayne 1 day ago

Breaking down the structure and history of a nearby — and weird — galaxy

Centaurus A is under scrutiny as it eats other galaxies.

By Phil Plait 1 day ago

Volcanic eruption was so extreme, it reached space

This gives new meaning to "out of this world."

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 days ago

Glowing silk-based tattoos measure oxygen in the blood

This tattoo is for my mom, this one is for my dog, and this one measures my blood.

By Cassidy Ward 2 days ago

Stellar hypoxia may help make more massive black holes

Lower oxygen in a star may explain two cosmic mysteries at once.

By Phil Plait 2 days ago