With state-of-the-art imaging techniques, scientists have received new evidence that ammonites were able to swim using their shell-very much like the nautilus.
Scientists have reviewed 4,200 studies for solid evidence of the effectiveness of weight-loss programs and have discovered that only a few dozen of them meet the scientific gold standard of reliability.
Polar bears may be in more trouble than researchers first expected.
It turns out that the sun undergoes a type of seasonal variability with its activity waxing and waning over the course of nearly two years. The findings reveal a bit more about the 11-year cycle of the sun.
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured an unprecedented view of the surface of Juno, one of the largest members of our solar system's main asteroid belt.
ALMA has captured an image of a lensed galaxy that reveals a near-perfect Einstein ring. The new images are the highest resolution ever taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).
The number of gorillas and chimpanzees in Central Africa is continuing to decline. Now, conservation organizations are highlighting the plight of these animals as they attempt to push forward a new conservation plan.
Eating too much fast food isn't all that good for you. However, scientists have found that a little bit of it after a workout may actually work as well as sports supplements.
It turns out that the gases used to knock out surgery patients may just be impacting the Earth's atmosphere.
For years, researchers believed that the well-known Brontosaurus was misclassified and was instead the Apatosaurus. Now, it seems as if the dinosaur is a distinct genus.
Three new species of dragon-like lizards have been discovered in the Andes of Peru and Ecuador. The woodlizards were found after scientists took DNA samples.
Although soil has long thought to be a semi-permanent storehouse for ancient carbon, researchers have found that it may just be releasing carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.
