Scientists are revolutionizing how new marine species are described through the Ocean Species Discoveries initiative. Using advanced lab techniques, researchers recently unveiled 14 new species from ...

Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday.

The National Center for Wildlife, in cooperation with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), announced new findings from an extensive study assessing biodiversity in the Red Sea ...

They're virtually everywhere, but what do we actually know about vending machines? Brush up on your vending machine history ...

California has a secret, and it’s hiding in plain sight along the central coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains dramatically plunge into the Pacific Ocean. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park in Monterey ...

As noted in the study, published in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, this strategic choice allowed ...

Just because a species is presumed extinct doesn’t mean it’s gone forever. Here are four glowing examples of this unique, and felicitous, phenomenon.

As they glide through the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, French swimmers Matthieu Witvoet and Chloe Leger Witvoet are ...

Scientists found six-million-year-old ice in Antarctica, unlocking the planet’s oldest samples and evidence of dramatic long-term cooling.

A team of U.S. researchers uncovered the world’s oldest directly dated ice and air trapped deep within the Allan Hills region ...

The first person in the West who can be described as a professional tattoo artist was Martin Hildebrandt, a German émigré who ...

ContentsHagfish slimeSpider’s web fibresBlackest blackThe xenobots are comingSpiders, hagfish, semi-alive robots, and the ...