Dark matter isn’t the universe’s only “missing” matter. Distant bursts of radio waves have now turned up vast, faint gas ...

This five-story-tall waterfall in Antarctica gets its blood-red color from the same reaction that creates rust.

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).

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

A pair of newly found planets are the puffiest worlds ever seen. They’re both about the size of Jupiter but with less than 6 percent of its mass. In terms of density, these planets are “like candy ...

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 ...

Airplane plumage might be the next big thing in aviation. Bird wings are shaped in part by overlapping rows of feathery tufts. These spread out from near the flyers’ shoulders. Known as “covert ...