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Italy's Phlegraean Fields - one of Earth's most active and volatile volcanic regions - is readying for a catastrophic eruption, says new research. But not for thousands of years.
The Adélie penguins on the Danger Islands had gone undetected because the islands are so remote and the water surrounding them so treacherous.
NASA aims to have humans on Mars by the 2030s. The people making the long space journey will experience health risks they've never faced before.
A new theory lets scientists follow a black hole's life over time.
A Boston University biology professor says the movie is “a turning point for ants in cinema,” although he has a few quibbles with the science.
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will fly through the Pluto system on July 14. It's only 2 weeks away!
Nano particles in sunscreens have been found to harm marine worms, crustaceans, algae, fish and mussels. A new study shows their negative effect on sea urchin embryos, too.
This one-minute animation shows the shock wave that is created when the core of a massive star collapses.
Humans and vocal birds like parrots use essentially the same genes to speak.
Rising temperatures could lead to a 50 percent increase in U.S. lightning strikes by the end of the century, says a new study.
Scientists hope a thought-controlled implant might one day help combat neurological diseases, such as chronic headaches, back pain, and epilepsy.
Despite our fascination with screams, science knows relatively little about them. The psychology of screams ...
Ebola's first documented outbreak was in 1976. But the Ebola virus family has been around for 16 to 23 million years, says new research.
Antifreeze blood helps fish called notothenioids survive in icy Antarctic waters. The down side is that the ice crystals in their blood don't melt as temperatures warm.
Spinosaurus was the largest known predatory dinosaur to roam the Earth. Scientists now say that it was also the first truly semiaquatic dinosaur.
In contests drawn from game theory, chimpanzee pairs consistently outperform humans in games that test memory and strategic thinking.
An ancient, 16-foot, 900-pound crocodile may have been overmatched by a monster snake that swam in the same rivers 60 million years ago.
Researchers have created a new map of the Milky Way's magnetic fingerprint, the magnetic fields that shape our galaxy.
A visual representation of a tiger beetle’s trajectories as it chases prey.
Throughout extended periods of its history, the surface of planet Mercury crackled with volcanic explosions, a new analysis suggests.