Endangered pilot whales are calling louder to compete with ship noise, but researchers say signals may already be at their ...

Ancient volcanoes in the Arctic may have trapped Earth in repeated "Snowball Earth" freezes for 56 million years.

Scientists found that elite Maya settlements may have housed imported dogs, including possible early relatives of the ...

Scientists have discovered that many flood maps may underestimate serious risks due to hidden changes in river channels.

A study reveals that the flow of water, liquid viscosity, may hold one of the most profound clues to how life originated in ...

The growing demand for nickel for electric cars and clean energy is threatening tropical forests and coral reefs.

A molecule found in scorpion venom eliminated drug-resistant bacteria during research trials, and could revolutionize ...

Airport air contains huge spikes of ultrafine particles from aircraft exhaust, with pollution levels far above background air ...

Massive star clusters may have blasted enough ultraviolet radiation into space to transform the early universe, new research ...

An underwater "video-acoustic" camera system recorded life on the Arctic seafloor for days, finding elusive marine life.

A parent’s stress can directly affect a child’s body within seconds. Calm responses help children manage stress better over ...

Struggles with money, housing, and daily stability may shape healthy aging as much as disease, scientists report.