Dutch photographer Maurice Mikkers released a stunning photographic series of teardrops and their salt crystals, capturing intricate and varying structures of our tears.

Data from NASA’s Mercury Messenger spacecraft shows that the planet’s dark blue hue is caused by carbon in the form of graphite. Scientists believe the graphite came from the planet’s primordial crust, which was later covered by volcanism. 

NASA recently released an image of the furthest galaxy ever seen via the Hubble Telescope. The infant galaxy GN-Z11 is around 13.4 billion lightyears away. 

Kryptonite, the fictional substance that's deadly to Superman, is based off a real element called krypton.

Research suggests that gender balance is positively correlated with a company's success. Despite the benefits of diversity, women in leader roles are solely lacking, revealing that companies have a long way to go toward gender equality in the future.

Researchers used stem cell tissue to repair the cornea in rabbits and regrow clear lenses in babies born with cataracts - the biggest cause of blindness. If successful, these studies could revolutionize vision care for the future. 

Jupiter appears to have suffered an impact that was observed by two amateur astronomers in Ireland and Austria.

After an extremely warm winter, NASA scientists have reported that sea ice in the Arctic is at a record low.

NASA successfully tested the RS-25 rocket engine for their new Space Launch System, marking a key milestone for future manned missions to Mars.

Engineers have invented a device that could allow people with prosthetics to move them through thought alone.

NASA's Aura satellite has been tracking global pollution trends for the past decade- and its initial findings tell us a lot about the state of our atmosphere.

After 340 days in orbit around the Earth, NASA's own Scott Kelly has returned home safely but his mission isn't quite over.

Personalized medicine could allow physicians to provide tailored treatment for patients based on their unique genetic, environmental, and lifestyle traits. But all that information creates a daunting data storage challenge.

Astronomers today can measure the size of our Universe, thanks in part to Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- one of astronomy's lesser-known heroines.

Europe's largest floating solar farm, made up of more than 23,000 solar panels, was just turned on. The farm will generate 5.8 million kilowatt hours of power during its first year, enough energy to power 1,800 homes.

A team of scientists in Massachusetts has regenerated functional human heart tissue using adult skin cells. This is the closest anyone has come to growing a human heart.