Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to ...

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

A fragment of cloth found in a royal tomb in Greece decades ago might be the remains of a tunic once worn by Alexander the ...

A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently ...

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

For 188 years, the king cobra has been represented by a single species, Ophiophagus hannah. But this widely distributed ...

The new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli.

Astronomers have used a range of telescopes, including Hubble, to watch as particles dance around a neutron star collision ...

The first-ever wooden satellite, called LignoSat, arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo ...

On what would've been the astronomer's 90th trip around the sun, here's a look at his legacy as a scientist, advocate and ...