Say what you will about Instagram, but the social media platform has undeniably contributed to the furthering of scientific ...

Dwarf reedsnakes of the genus Pseudorabdion, found in Southeast Asia, have a rather clever way of fleeing from trouble: They turn cartwheels until they’re safe from danger. See for yourself: Now, ...

The bouba/kiki effect is one of the odder psychological phenomena. For some reason, when presented with two random shapes (one angular and another rounded), and two nonsense words (“kiki” and “bouba”) ...

England may have a reputation for bleak weather, but the Isle of Wight is closer to dreamy than dreary. The small, diamond-shaped island off the southern coast has sun-drenched beaches and ...

Far from being a brief stopover, the team says the site was a base camp, inhabited by prehistoric humans on and off for over ...

Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fueled fears about the possibility of pneumonic plague spreading. Nearly 200 people are in quarantine ...

Our early human ancestors telling fireside stories may have propelled the development of speech by facilitating discussion of ...

Elephants are ecosystem engineers. They trample trees, loosen soil with their tusks, and can even create trails and watering ...

Planet Earth offers up stunning scenes every day, and nothing captures these moments better than the winners of the Natural Landscape Photography Awards. A total of 11,929 photographs were submitted ...