Science

This quiz invites you to chase comets through time and space, from ancient omens to modern scientific marvels.

Over the next decade, Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire. The Tesla board recently proposed a US$1 trillion (A$1.5 trillion) compensation plan, if Musk can meet a series of ambitious growth targets.

An international team of authors led by Ilka Agricola, professor of mathematics at the University of Marburg, Germany, has investigated fraudulent practices in the publication of research results in mathematics on behalf of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) and the…

Republican-leaning economists tend to predict stronger economic growth when a Republican is president than Democrats do—and because of this partisan optimism, their forecasts end up being less accurate.

A new study has found that demand for jobs could be just as important as skill level in how people feel about immigration.

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology experiments.

A flagship financial aid program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison that provides generous support to in-state students from low- to moderate-income families increases student retention by several percentage points, according to new research.

When graphic videos go viral, like the recent fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, it can feel impossible to protect yourself from seeing things you did not consent to see. But there are steps you can take.

While developing his theory of natural selection, Charles Darwin was horrified by a group of wasps that lay their eggs within the bodies of caterpillars, with the larvae eating their hosts alive from the inside-out.

The specter of food insecurity unfortunately haunts many households in South Africa.