A new, centimeter-accurate GPS could create a new fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles that could deliver packages to a specific location on a consumer's back porch.
New Horizons is closing in on Pluto and now, images from the spacecraft reveal a bit more about the surface of this icy planet. It turns out that Pluto may actually have an ice cap, which tells scientists a bit more about the dwarf planet.
Bioluminescence is something that has fascinated scientists for years. Animals glow brightly in the gloom, shining out to either warn away predators or attract mates. Now, scientists have discovered a bit more about the origins of bioluminescence.
It turns out that humans aren't the only ones that have friends. Scientists have found that dolphins form highly complex and dynamic networks of friends that determine how they mingle and with whom they spend their time.
Researchers at Kansas State University have discovered that moderate exercise on a regular basis can improve radiation treatments in cancer patients.
It turns out that Mars may possess briny water on its surface. NASA's Curiosity rover's data has indicated that water may exist under certain conditions.
Mega floods from the Mississippi River may have helped wiped out an entire civilization. Scientists have discovered that at Cahokia, the largest prehistoric settlement of the Americas north of Mexico, major flood events caused its sharp decline.
It turns out that fjords may play more of a role in the carbon cycle than once expected. Scientists have found that fjords in Norway and around the world suck up millions of tons of carbon each year.
Scientists have long wondered how rorqual whales, which are baleen whales, can engulf massive mouthfuls of food. Now, they've discovered a unique nerve structure in the mouth and tongue of rorqual whales that can double in length and then recoil like a bungee cord.
New findings published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives show that babies who are exposed to outdoor air pollution during their first year of life are more likely to develop allergies to certain things.
New findings published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research show that family environment and neighborhood can hold a major impact on mental health.
Paying attention in school isn't always so easy. Now, researchers at the Universities of Nottingham and Bristol have found that inattentiveness at the age of 7 may be linked to an inability to perform well during high school exams.
