Over the past two decades, powerful instruments, like the now-retired Kepler space telescope, have allowed astronomers to identify thousands of exoplanets. While the unique new ...

Human hair is about 50 times softer than a razor blade,  which is made using heat-hardened stainless steel and often reinforced with diamond-like carbon. Yet, a few wisps of hai...

A rat may seem like an unlikely candidate to receive a gold medal for bravery and devotion to duty.  However, six-year-old African giant pouched rat Magawa, who was honored with...