Have you ever wondered why our universe is made up of something rather than nothing? It can hurt your brain if you think about it too much because if there were nothing you would have no brain—no you ...

Early in the story of the universe, long before galaxies like the Milky Way were expected to take shape, astronomers have now ...

One of the strangest contradictions in science—and in how we view our place in the universe—is that evolution occurs on Earth but not in the cosmos. At first, you might not spot this contradiction.

The European Space Agency's Euclid mission—designed to map the geometry of the dark universe with unprecedented precision—continues to deliver its first scientific insights. The Euclid Consortium has ...

Introduction / Steven J. Dick and Mark L. Lupisella -- Cosmic evolution : state of the science / Eric J. Chaisson -- Cosmic evolution : history, culture, and human destiny / Steven J. Dick -- Social ...