Gang of chimps kills their alpha male

In a rare display of behavior, a group of four chimps recently took down their leader.

Earth is warmer today than during 70 – 80 percent of the past 11,300 years

Reconstruction of Earth history shows significance of temperature rise.

Time-lapse of San Francisco Bay sky, clouds and sea

Sit back, relax and enjoy nature's wonders.

New fish species described from the streams of Manyas Lake basin

The newly described species Alburnoides manyasensis, belongs the large carp family Cyprinidae and is widely distributed in Turkey in rivers and streams of basins of the Marmara, Black and Aegean seas.

Anti-aging drug breakthrough

Drugs that combat aging may be available within five years, following landmark work led by an Australian researcher.

Video: Powerful eruption at Mount Etna on March 5–6, 2013

Powerful volcanic eruption at Italy's Mount Etna caught on film. Check it out.

Yesterday’s sunrise from Haida Gwaii

A molten sun bubbles up from the Pacific Ocean.

Watch this video of a plunge into an Antarctic lake

An intrepid diver shot the video from the bottom of icy lake, at the bottom of the world.

Ideas and technologies to save the Earth from asteroids

After five years of science and engineering work, engineers have a publication list of technical papers, NASA research support and a proposal for a test launch of an asteroid intercept system.

Distance to nearest galaxy measured

A team of astronomers have managed to improve the measurement of the distance to our nearest neighbor galaxy and, in the process, refine an astronomical calculation that helps measure the expansion of the universe.