The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked ...

This week, researchers at the University of Albany reported an extreme size difference between early human males and females, ...

Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes?

This image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope revisits one of the most iconic regions of the sky, the Hubble ...

Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they ...

A new study published in Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools explores how elementary school–aged peers can be ...

The world's oceans are being rapidly transformed as climate change intensifies. Corals are bleaching, sea levels are rising, ...

SpaceX delivered a fresh crew to the International Space Station on Saturday, making the trip in a quick 15 hours.

Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began in 1898, the weather agency has reported, warning of further ...

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can ...

Rice seed development is crucial for determining both crop yield and grain quality. The embryo and endosperm—specialized ...

Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have uncovered a long-sought mechanism ...