Ahead of the Oct 6 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, we take a look back at UCSF's Nobel laueretes, their discoveries, ...

When two massive objects – like black holes or neutron stars – merge, they warp space and time. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational ...

New black hole discovery changes what we know about cosmic evolution - Astronomers believe supermassive black holes may not be as massive as previously thought ...

Maritime archaeolgists discovered a wealth of other artifacts, as well. A bronze war relic dating back to 241 B.C. has been discovered in Sicilian waters, one of the most complete examples of such a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Chad Hanna, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists first detected ripples in space ...