Do stars "sing?" They just may be able to, according to new research. A chance discovery has revealed that stars may generate sound that we are unable to hear.
It turns out that being near "green" areas may lower stress. Scientists have found that residents who walked near newly greened vacant lots had significantly lower heart rates compared to walking near a vacant lot.
Did you know that there are mushrooms that glow? Scientists have long known that these intriguing fungi have the ability to emit light, but researchers have long wondered why.
What caused the ice ages around the world? That's a good question and now, scientists have an answer.
Scientists are taking a closer look at the decline of the Neanderthals to see whether a massive volcanic cataclysm in Europe about 40,000 years ago may be partially to blame.
What sort of effect does habitat fragmentation have on the environment? That's a good question and now, scientists have the answer.
MESSENGER's mission may be ending sometime this spring when the spacecraft runs out of propellant, but it's still chugging along until then.
Iron rain may have poured down on our early Earth. Scientists have found that at pressures rivaling those when worlds collide, iron vaporizes at far lower pressures than assumed.
Fresh water is pouring into the Gulf of Alaska and could create the sixth largest coastal river in the world, according to new research.
Researchers have learned a bit more about the parasites that once infiltrated the intestines of our early ancestors by looking at a medieval cesspit.
Astronomers have discovered that more than a million hot, young stars are forming in a dusty cloud of molecular gases in a tiny galaxy near our own.
Researchers have uncovered prehistoric stone tools at a site in Israel. The new findings may tell them a bit more about the hunting habits and food preparation of our ancient ancestors.
