The deepest recorded cold Arctic vent is a living surprise, researchers say.

Recent fossil finds could mean that "Lucy" wasn't our direct ancestor, some scientists say. Others strongly disagree.

Researchers retrieved reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral reefs in Guam. The devices were placed up to 330 feet below...

Scientists watching the nearby Fomalhaut star system have directly seen two protoplanets smash together for the first time. Then, they saw i...

Not even the strongest microbes can survive volcanic eruptions, but they are capable of returning surprisingly quickly, according to a new s...

Simulation finds quarantining is most effective in controlling human spread as long as it is done when number of infected people is as low a...

A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The finding could...

Lettuce is the first horticultural species on which such a detailed study has been carried out

The human eye can only detect wavelengths in the visible light range, but a new imaging system will let us "see" infrared radiation using sm...

Scientists made a unique discovery in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola: dozens of fossilized bee nests inside rodent bones that...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been produced by the expl...

British researchers said the findings, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, could give doctors a potential tool to spot those at risk of deme...

Scientists call for immediate conservation efforts to protect endangered species

King Charles sent a post box to scientists working at a remote Antarctic research station.

As winter settles in, paying attention to when you eat may be just as important as what you eat