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The Cascadia subduction zone is more complex than researchers previously knew. The new finding could help scientists better understand the risk from future earthquakes.

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the devil comet, recently made its closest approach to Earth for more than 70 years. During this close encounter, astrophotographers spotted a seemingly impossible "anti-tail" coming off the comet thanks to an extremely rare optical illusion.

A new public competition will allow a lucky astronomy enthusiast to name one of Earth's tiny "quasi-moons." Here's everything you need to know about how to enter the competition for free.

Crafted out of the trunk of a larch tree, this towering figure features several human faces.

Visitors at a tiger reserve in India recently filmed an encounter between a tigress and a bear, with the bear charging after the tigress but deciding at the last minute it was not worth the fight.

Zombie fires that burn underground over winter may be a case of climate change-driven spontaneous combustion, new research reveals.

Some lupus patients report having nightmares just before a flare, and of these, some report starting to have bad dreams long before their actual lupus diagnosis.

The study used a specialized photon source to transmit, store and retrieve quantum data, a major component of quantum data transmission.

Iron-rich waters buried beneath Taylor Glacier in East Antarctica are sporadically released in what looks like a bloody mess — but the so-called Blood Falls aren't as gruesome as they first appear and sound.

The giant viruses might infect algae that are increasing Greenland's ice melt. These viruses could help kill off the damaging algal blooms, helping to reduce some of the impacts of climate change.

The coins must have amounted to a huge sum when they were buried about 900 years ago.