In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the Lasker Awards for biomedical research, how gene editing could cure ...

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human ...

Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.

Exploring Mars' core is key to unlocking many of its mysteries and understanding planetary evolution patterns. “Peering” into ...

Researchers in Germany have developed a ring laser that tracks Earth's axis movements without telescopes or satellites.

Everyone who has ever lived on Earth has been well-aware of the moon, but it turns out Earth also has some frequent temporary ...

Scientists have pinpointed Jupiter's birth to 4.6 billion years ago, a mere 1.8 million years after the solar system's ...

The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilization would ...

Moving ice on early Earth exposed deep rocks, freed key elements, and nudged our planet toward conditions where complex life ...

The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

Asteroid 2025 QV5, which was first spotted in late August, will make a close approach to Earth on Wednesday (Sept. 3). It ...

NASA scientists found old collision pieces on Mars. These pieces are deep inside Mars. They show big crashes from long ago. Mars is like a time capsul ...