The shape of a bird's wing depends largely on its ancestors. Scientists have found that the shape of bird wings is influenced more by how closely related species are to one another than by flight style
This week, you're in for a spectacular sky show. Three bright planets and the waning crescent moon will be present in night skies.
Monkeys in Asia may actually have a virus from humans. Scientists have found that macaques harbor more diverse astroviruses, which can cause infectious gastroenteritis, or diarrhea, in humans.
Cougars may actually recolonize the middle part of the United States within the next 25 years.
In a recent study, researchers found that marine invasive species such as jellyfish and algae are benefiting from rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean. These invasive species are inhabiting new areas of the planet, where they are destroying ecosystems.
Scientists may just have uncovered the largest rat in history. They've found the fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor, with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats.
Researchers have created a new hybrid device which has the features of an optical microscope and and mass spectrometry. The device provides world-class microscopy along with detailed chemical analyses.
Scientists have found that about 550 million years ago, tiny marine creatures had complex skeletons, which suggests that the earliest complex animals lived millions of years earlier than previously known.
Researchers have added a new mathematical technique when in building semiconductors. This new mathematical technique is enabling semiconductors be more efficient, and simple. This technique can be used in almost all electronics, according to the researchers from Northwestern University's McCormick S...
Researchers have found fossils belonging to the largest rats that ever lived. The fossil samples revealed evidence that these rats were ten times bigger than modern rats, according to a team of researchers from the Australian National University.
A study from the University of Washington revealed that children have a sense of self-esteem by age five that's comparable to that of adults.
City employees have discovered a two-centuries-old burial vault under a New York City Park, where coffins and skeletons were found. This is within the proximity of the New York University campus. The discovery was made when city workers were in the process of putting down a water main in the area.
