For the first time, scientists at University of Leeds reveal a complex mechanism behind blood clotting. The findings, ...

About 600 million years ago, the continents wandered Earth, yet to settle into their current positions. Their locations during the Ediacaran (as this time is called) have been tough for scientists to ...

Scientists at Keele University have created the first detailed map of the genetic "switches" that control reproduction in disease-carrying insects such as Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito species most ...

This series of images shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm, ...

Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made over the past 10 years since the project began. Brown dwarfs ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this view of Thebe, the second largest of Jupiter's inner moons, during a close pass on May 1, 2026. The spacecraft's Stellar Reference Unit (SRU) captured this image ...

Biological invasions occur when organisms such as animals and plants are introduced by people to regions of the world where they do not naturally occur. In these new locations, these organisms are ...

New research into plant-based food and drinks has found a prevalence of mycotoxins—naturally occurring poisonous compounds produced by fungi—in hundreds of vegetarian and vegan products. A total of ...

The Timor green pigeon, which is under pressure from hunting and habitat loss, is at serious risk of extinction and should be ...

As much as 40 million metric tons of microplastics are released into the environment globally every year. These tiny pieces ...

A collaborative team of scientists has discovered that life on Earth over three billion years ago relied on the metal ...

That's the number of specimens—including plants, animals, minerals, and human artifacts—curators estimate are held in the ...