Elana Glowatz

A supermassive black hole is the farthest one scientists have ever found, but it is so large and old that astronomers don’t know what to make of it.

The International Space Station is home to thousands of microbe species and a few astronauts.

Scientists used butchering marks that prehistoric humans left on animal bones to learn more about human evolution.

Scientists named an extinct horseshoe crab after Star Wars villain Darth Vader because of the shape of its shield.

Jupiter’s moon Europa is covered in ice, but that crusty exterior might move around and deliver food to aliens living in the ocean below.

Researchers say the more Arctic sea ice melts, the worse wildfires in California will become.

Compared to modern humans, Neanderthals looked and sounded weird — but apparently we still found them attractive enough to mate with.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik took scary and stunning video as he climbed out of the International Space Station to go on a spacewalk.

A puppy wore a mask that made her look like a hockey goalie after she was seriously hurt in an attack by another dog.

Earthquakes cause more destruction when tectonic plates smash together faster.

There are about 2,000 volcanoes around the world that could erupt and cover the Earth in lava and ash. Sweet dreams.

Scientists found a way to add to DNA’s language, and could one-day program life by manipulating genetic code.

A patient tattooed his end-of-life wish to his chest, with the words “do not resuscitate” and his signature underneath.

Doctors pronounced a baby dead but he started moving in the plastic bag on the way to his funeral.

If you stay single your whole life, you are more likely to have dementia than your married friends.

Office thermostats are set to accommodate the heat and temperature needs of men, and that’s why women are always freezing in their offices, according to a new study.

You may have thought the stress of your morning commute was going to kill you, but actually it is the air pollution.

Scientists made a profile of an online troll: a guy who shows psychopathic and sadistic tendencies and doesn’t have much empathy.

New research says dogs have more cells in the cognitive centers of their brain than cats do.

Toddlers diagnosed with autism in a new study had lower levels of vitamin D when they were in the womb.

A fisher in Canada found a lobster with a Pepsi design imprinted on its claw, a message from the environment to humans about pollution.

Scientists say volcanic super-eruptions happen more often than we thought, and Earth has reached its deadline.

Mount Agung volcano in Bali, Indonesia, might soon have a massive eruption. It’s already spewing out ash, steam and some lava. Watch the eruption live stream online.

Astronomers have found 11 stars forming super close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, when really that black hole should be tearing them apart.

Scientists say a dwarf galaxy near the Milky Way is headed to its end, and they’ve taken a nice closeup photo of it before it goes.

When magma cools down, it forms a sort of condom underneath a volcano that prevents new molten rock from erupting through.

DNA taken from the fossils of a mysterious extinct horse tells scientists that it isn’t actually related to modern horses, asses or zebras.

Why are some planets puffy? Old stars fart out a lot of radiation.

Researchers have said that white men under financial stress are most likely to feel emotionally attached to their guns.