Solar storms--when explosions from the sun send blasts of charged particles toward Earth--can cause satellites to malfunction, threaten spacewalkers, and wipe out power grids. (Image by Steele Hill/NASA)

Scientists say they understand more about how the body responds to pleasurable touch. Even enjoyable touches are a "program".

visual representations of mathematical theory known as dynamical systems. Some of the images - created by mathematicians from across the world - have gone on display at the University of Liverpool.

Would the world still exist even if you would not be conscious of it ? You might be surprised to discover that physicists at reputable universities who believe they have answered this question--and their answer, believe it or not, is NO.

Striking evidence has been found for the enigmatic "stuff" called dark matter which makes up 23% of the Universe, yet is invisible to our eyes.

Astronomers have shed light on how stars can form around a massive black hole, defying conventional wisdom.

Ian Mann has seen the dancing lights of aurora borealis countless times, but never quite so captivating as they were in the fall of 2003. "I was in Edmonton and I have a powerful memory of the dancing colours that night," said the University of Alberta.

Astronomers have revealed the effects of unseen dark matter as it tugs on galaxies in a crowded supercluster.