There’s a system of swampy red mangroves, deep in the rainforests of the Yucatan peninsula, that’s a long, long way from home. The nearest seashore lies...
Japanese-American scientist Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for climate models and the understanding...
Seeing our world through the eyes of a migratory bird would be a rather spooky experience. Something about their visual system allows them to ‘see’ our...
As a celestial body, hanging on to your atmosphere isn’t always easy – just ask Mars – and a new study suggests that the gases surrounding...
A fossilized tardigrade found in Dominican amber constitutes a rare branch of the family tree for these weirdly indestructible beasties. The specimen hails back to the...
Do not adjust your screen, and do not reach for the soy sauce. What you see before you is a real, living, breathing marine animal currently...
More than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging leaders to seize the initiative at the COP26...
It’s not often you get the chance to peer inside a hurricane, but that’s exactly what dramatic new footage from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Comets and asteroids are both types of rocks that hang out in space, but their differences are pretty pronounced. Comets typically hail from the outer Solar...
Depression can be a frighteningly relentless condition. Luckily, researchers around the world are constantly working on new treatment options, such as a newly designed brain implant...