Cosmic particles with phenomenal energy have puzzled scientists for decades. A new theory may finally unveil their origin.

A new paper provides scientists with a groundbreaking tool for understanding cataclysmic events. Physicist Glennys Farrar has ...

In a dramatic leap for astrophysics, Chinese researchers have recreated a key cosmic process in the lab: the acceleration of ...

Astronomers found a fast-moving 'zombie star' in the Milky Way. This magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, has a strong magnetic ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) achieved the first direct laboratory observation of ...

The production of tailored clothing and the use of ochre as a sunscreen may have given Homo sapiens an advantage over ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

Around 41,000 years ago, Earth’s magnetic field underwent a chaotic shift that temporarily weakened the planet’s natural ...

Ochre clay used in body painting gave our ancestors protection against a rise in harmful UV radiation, say scientists ...