Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica

If you've ever blown bubbles, you know how quickly they burst. Now French researchers have concocted a type that stays intact for hundreds of days.

Physicists say an interstellar engine popularized in the ’60s is technically feasible, but it would take a more advanced civilization to build one.

Cut a panther worm into thirds and each section will grow a new body. Researchers injected some with a fluorescent protein to study how.

Engineers at Columbia University developed a system that can simultaneously produce and heat food with precision.

Voice analysis of a 34-year-old recording proves that Ripper the musk duck “independently evolved” to mimic his human caretakers.

This cephalopod is the only known animal that doesn’t exhibit age-related deterioration when recalling specific events.

A new trailer for the action thriller starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead shows a familiar premise. 

Using CT scans and 3D modeling, researchers found the fish’s spiral digestive system is analogous to Nikola Tesla’s ingenious check valve design.

The birds aren’t producing sounds at random. Some of their strategies are surprisingly similar to ones used by humans.

The ability to spot Jesus’ mug in a piece of burnt toast might be a product of evolution.

The discovery of a rare “electron-capture” supernova provides crucial insight for understanding the Crab Nebula.

Astronomers say a cold patch and a stellar burp are behind the star's strange dip in brightness.

Most scholars thought the Isaiah Scroll was copied by a single author. New handwriting analysis just revealed otherwise.

The Luxor finding has been called "the second most important archaeological discovery" since King Tut's tomb.

The Event Horizon Telescope’s groundbreaking image provides clues into how the cosmic phenomena gobble up matter.

Most of the vehicles uncovered so far have been akin to modern-day station wagons. This one's a straight-up sports car.

Director Guy Moshe talks about the ambitious scale and preternatural timeliness of his new sci-fi film.

More than 50 years after its course correction failure, Surveyor 2’s rocket booster seems to have reappeared. 

Analysis of 12 papyrus fragments from the Tebtunis Temple suggests that certain paint techniques were developed and used well before the 15th Century.

The carnivorous plant is believed to have something akin to a short-term "memory." A team of scientists has uncovered new details on how it works.