Snails and slugs have proven to be a bothersome pest in gardens and devastating for farmers’ crops. However, a new study has...
The proposed High-Definition Space Telescope was discussed by a panel of scientists at the American Museum of Natural History on July 6th....
Scientists are delving into new territory with baited underwater cameras in their first-ever attempt to count the world’s sharks, researchers said Tuesday....
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a report indicating that the declining population of polar bears is expected to decline further...
For millions of years, human populations have evolved in isolation, coming together sporadically if at all. Although some human populations remain relatively...
Scientists have visualized the brain of the oldest known Old World monkey, revealing that brain complexity can evolve prior to brain size...
Cats have always enjoyed toying with their prey. In the hall of famous adversaries, Batman had the Joker, Cinderella had her wicked...
We see limbs every day, whether they are our own or the limbs of animals. When we see something every day, we...
An extremely lethal jellyfish known as the Portuguese Man-of-War has been spotted off the coast of the Jersey Shore and authorities are...
Scientists have discovered the DNA that allowed woolly mammoths to adapt to the frigid temperatures of the Ice Age. In addition to...
A new study reveals that Smilodon fatalis, better known as the saber-tooth tiger, grew their deadly canine fangs at the tender age...
Minnesota’s Blanding’s turtle — a semi-aquatic North American turtle of the family Emydidae — is now among 21 species under review for protection...
New research on rats suggests that while they sleep, they dream of how to accomplish tasks— most specifically, those related to food....
Sir Timothy Hunt’s resignation has been accepted and according to Professor Michael Arthur, president and provost of University College London, the former...
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is responsible for the development of emerging technology for use by the U.S....
A new online tracking tool known as the eReefs, which models the effect of sediment and chemicals in reef waters via satellite,...
A study published on Thursday has found that certain species of coral have DNA that allows them to adapt to climate change....
A new analysis of the Hallucigenia fossils has given scientists a complete understanding of the oddball from the sea that graced the...
One of the world’s most invasive species, the New Guinea flatworm, has made its way to the United States and according to...
Through the addition of what appears to be a minor aesthetic modification to a miniscule robot, researchers at the University of California,...