Astronomers rarely get a chance to crack open a planet and see what’s inside, but in two cases a star is doing the job for them, and they’re using that opportunity to understand what makes solar ...

A patch covered in tiny needles sits on the skin for 120 seconds, then disappears. Five minutes later, even the microscopic holes it created become invisible. But within the dermis, three different ...

CONCORD, N.H.— Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest — dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy ...