Late spring and early summer in the forests of the eastern half of the U.S. have been eerily quiet for...

Microplastics Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke and DeathPeople who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were...

During the 18th century the denizens of the Prussian city of Königsberg wrestled with a puzzle: How could they find...

Meet the Real-life Versions of Dune’s Epic SandwormsA Dune-loving worm paleontologist makes the case that worms have been just as...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.Lead is a potent...

The sun may be setting on NASA’s plans to build a space-based solar power (SBSP) satellite system to alleviate our...

Deepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver OilOne in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays is threatened with...

The First Amphibian Known to Beg Its Mother for Milk Is More Bizarre than You Might ImagineSurprisingly, the young of...

Scientists Thought Only Humans Learn Complex Behaviors from Others. They Were WrongNew studies in bees and chimps challenge the long-held...

We Need Small Astronomy as Much as Big AstronomyIn an era of budget-busting mega-telescopes, we shouldn’t forget the importance of...