Scientists have made a surprising finding about how an asexually reproducing stick insect has evolved. Research led by Dr.

The initiation of rain in clouds without ice remains one of the largest unsolved mysteries in atmospheric science.

By making the Arctic less ice-covered, climate warming has increased both shipping traffic and the risk of oil spills in the ...

In Goethe's ballad "Erlkönig," immortalized in Schubert's fevered 1815 setting, a dying boy riding through the night sees a ...

An international team of researchers has uncovered a previously undetected structure in the birdsong of Bengalese finches ...

In the animal kingdom, only those that adapt to their environment survive. This adaptation takes a wide range of forms, from ...

Zooming from her office, Michigan State University researcher Kelly Kapsar showed satellite images from across the United ...

All living organisms need vitamin B12 to form red blood cells and DNA, as well as to build and support brain and nerve cells.

For the first time, researchers have determined the shape of the actinide nucleus of fermium-255 and measured its structure ...

Measuring faint magnetic fields is useful in a number of areas, including mapping brain activity, monitoring hearts and ...

Using light to process quantum information is one of the most promising approaches to building future quantum computers.

The origin of spin in spiral and elliptical galaxies has posed a long-standing puzzle for astronomers. One idea, known as ...