Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established in the Arctic.

Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Intestinal viruses can activate immune cells that regulate carbohydrate metabolism, highlighting an overlooked role of the ...

Mӧbius" molecule, where electrons twist freely out of place to make a continuously looping surface. When you purchase through ...

Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the ...

Using a new method, physicists found a way to 'catapult' electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.

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An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of ...

A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 ...

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic ...

Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born ...

Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the ...