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In case you weren’t on Earth on Wednesday, here’s what you missed: Astronomers found a planet as close by as a planet could possibly be — in the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri.

Everyone dies eventually, but our social media accounts often live on — which presents interesting and unprecedented consequences for the grieving process.

An Earth-sized planet that could boast water, even an ocean, has been found circling the star nearest our sun.

Paleontologists from the UW's Burke Museum have unearthed an extremely rare Tyrannosaurus rex fossil during an expedition in Montana's Hell Creek Formation.

On Wednesday astronomers made the kind of announcement that can only occur once in human history: the discovery of the nearest potentially habitable world beyond our solar system.

Beyond the obvious gimmick, "Married at First Sight" gives a fascinating glimpse into the anatomy of human romance.

A rare Tyrannosaurus rex skull has been discovered by a team of paleontologists and volunteers with the UW's Burke Museum.

Filings for divorce spike twice a year, in March and August, according to a new UW study.

Faculty members from UW departments will team up in 2017 to offer a new, three-week course on teaching urban environmental humanities.

Relationship experts, including UW professor of sociology Pepper Schwartz, beg you to stop thinking these thoughts.