Large tropical volcanos have caused some of the world's most destructive natural disasters in history, with eruptions spewing out massive quantities of harmful...
Neanderthal fossils from a cave in Belgium believed to belong to the last survivors of their species ever discovered in Europe are thousands of years older...
Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics.
Without efforts to mitigate climate change, summers spanning nearly six months may become the new normal by 2100 in the Northern Hemisphere, according to a new...
Determining how rapidly the universe is expanding is key to understanding our cosmic fate, but with more precise data has come a conundrum: Estimates based on...
When it comes to microelectronics, there is one chemical element like no other: silicon, the workhorse of the transistor technology that drives our information...
You're going at the speed limit down a two-lane road when a car barrels out of a driveway on your right. You slam on the brakes,...
Spectacular fossil plants preserved within a volcanic ash fall in China have shed light on an evolutionary race 300 million years ago, which was eventually won...
Squids have long been a source of fascination for humans, providing the stuff of legend, superstition and myth. And it's no wonder—their odd appearances and strange...
Health care teams must prepare for anything, including the unconventional work environments brought about by a global pandemic and social unrest.