Becky Ferreira

For 150 years, paleontologists assumed that the first vertebrates to leave the sea for land evolved a tadpole phase, similar to modern frogs. Immaculately-preserved fossils disprove that, scientists say.

A seismic wave from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake bounced off the Earth's core and hit Japan from below, shifting the entire mainland a quarter-inch eastward.

Physicists have discovered that the dark matter structures that scaffold the universe—known as the “cosmic web”—are far larger and more persistent than expected, challenging a core assumption about the universe.

Recordings of laughter from humans and other great apes suggest that the distinctive rhythm of "ha ha ha" emerged in a common ancestor that lived at least 15 million years ago.

Researchers discovered that people found AI impersonators to be more authentic, coherent, and relevant than the real politicians, raising alarm bells around the potential for public deception.

A short-statured human relative that lived on a lush island probably didn't wield fire or hunt big game, but it did walk in the footsteps of dragons, according to a new study.

Researchers found that a single dose left persistent changes to the genomes of neurons, a discovery that could have implications for treating addiction.

A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.

For more than a decade, the strange light patterns emitted by “Tabby's Star” have sparked speculation about alien megastructures and exotic natural explanations. The discovery of a giant planet is a new twist.

By A star located about 1,300 light-years from Earth shows signs of having devoured one of its planets — and is now gearing up for a second helping, according to a pair of new studies.