The very first vertebrates to walk on our planet might have done so in the great ocean deep, millions of years before their later relatives transitioned...
What we thought may have been an off-switch for star formation doesn't appear to work that way after all.
Have you ever thought to yourself, "Gosh, I sure wish I could feel extremely small and awed right now"? Do we ever have the solution for...
A beady-eyed shark encircling its prey is a classic scene known to many ocean lovers. Except this captivating circling behavior is not all it seems, according...
Some infectious bacteria have adapted so well to the human bladder, they appear to make their own DNA using chemicals in our urine.
If we want to predict our planet's future under climate change, we must better understand what has happened on Earth before, even hundreds of thousands of years...
This time last month, national authorities in the African nation of Guinea declared they were dealing with an outbreak of Ebola deep in its rural southern...
Just as Earth has spectacular auroras, so too do other Solar System planets have their own versions of the atmospheric light show.
Spring is coming to North America and scientists are quietly excited. Little dwarf lemurs are waking up after months in hibernation – the first time these...
It's amazing what can be lurking out there in space, hidden by the limitations of our eyes, our technology, and our preconceptions.