Top prizes went for an icy window into the cosmos, a light switch for the brain and solving the mystery of mirror image ...

The wild world is full of roars, whoops and songs. Scientists are using such sounds to guide efforts to help save species at ...

Slowing protein production to just a trickle might help Spider-Man control the level of his superpowers, Lieberman says. He ...

Researchers recently learned that bees can swim. New findings show that bees paddle toward shade and dark to reach shore.

When you look at the white surface after staring at the red-colored object, your eyes will essentially receive equal doses of ...

The Japanese art of paper folding is called origami — from the Japanese words “oru” (to fold) and “kami” (paper).

Pyrolysis is a process though which heat breaks down large molecules into smaller ones. It is just one of the chemical ...

Early theropod species appear to have been mostly carnivorous. Over time, however, the group evolved into a diverse range of ...

Thunderstorms bring a hidden glow to forests. The same forces that trigger lightning also make treetops sparkle like Christmas-tree toppers (even if this is barely visible to the human eye). For ...

California’s Death Valley is one of the driest, hottest and harshest places on Earth. In summer, thermometers there often climb above 49° Celsius (120.2° Fahrenheit). Such extreme heat can make it ...

Sea robins are fish with two large, winglike fins and six crablike legs. But their extra limbs do more than just scurry about the seafloor. Research now suggests that some sea robin legs can sense ...