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Chemists have synthesized a “super alcohol” previously thought to be too unstable to exist. The molecule was formed under extreme, “space-like” conditions and may shed light on the complex reactions required to form extraterrestrial life.

The…

A Neolithic family was massacred, skinned, defleshed, cooked and eaten in a cave on the Iberian peninsula 5,600 years ago, a new study suggests.

Researchers found evidence that at least 11 people, including adults, adolescents and children, may…

NASA’s Curiosity rover has sent back intriguing images of what looks like a piece of coral on Mars.

The strange object is in fact a small, light-colored, wind-eroded rock, which the rover found inside the Red Planet’s Gale Crater on July 24 —…

Severe allergic reactions can be swift and deadly. Two new studies of mice, published August 7 in Science, reveal a key step in this terrifying cascade. What’s more, these findings hint at a drug to prevent it.

Anaphylaxis is a…

A picturesque Scottish peninsula immortalized in a hit Paul McCartney song from the 1970s will host a new U.K. rocket development hub as the country works toward its goal of becoming a major player in European space launch.

The Mull of Kintyre…

Fifty-six years after Disney filmmakers imagined what it would be like for a spacecraft crew to journey to a black hole in the 1979 movie The Black Hole, an astrophysicist has released a plan for a…

For nearly 30 years, the International Space Station has played orbital home for astronauts from all over the world, but its time is running out. Slated to retire in 2030, NASA is aiming to replace it…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.

NASA and the European Space Agency released the…