On Scotland's Isle of Skye, scientists have identified two areas with evidence of ancient life forms.
By John Russell
16 January 2020
Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the northern white rhino. The animal risks disappearing forev
By Alice Bryant
01 December, 2019
For the first time ever, scientists have recorded the heart rate of the world's largest creature: the blue whale. To get th
By Jonathan Evans09 November, 2019
More than 11,000 scientists are warning that the Earth, in their words, "clearly and unequivocally faces a climate emergency
By Mario Ritter Jr.09 October, 2019
Three men who made rechargeable lithium-ion batteries possible have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
One of the scien
By George Grow08 October, 2019
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in helping to understand "the evolution of the universe and
By Caty Weaver
11 August, 2019
Like colorful corals, they rocked gently in the ocean current.
Only these were not beautiful natural reefs grown over centuries
By Bryan Lynn
11 August, 2019
A Japanese researcher says the government has approved experiments that aim to grow human organs in animals.
Scientist Hiromitsu
A new United Nations scientific report says that human-caused climate change is greatly reducing land quality worldwide. It also warns that the way humans use land is causing the Earth's atmosphere to warm faster and could harm food production.
The piping plover is already one of the most endangered birds in the Great Lakes area of the northern United States. Now, the rising water levels of Lake Michigan further threaten the birds and the areas where they live.
By Pete Musto
19 June, 2019
The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other creatures within 100 years if climate change continue
By Bryan Lynn
26 April, 2019
The American space agency NASA says its Mars lander has noted what scientists believe was the first "marsquake" ever recorded.
By Susan Shand
11 November, 2018
Looking out the window of his Ford truck, Bob Fitzgerald sees large, undesirable plants growing in the fields.
Visitors to hi
A new study says the protective layer of the Earth's atmosphere is finally healing from damage by humans' use of harmful chemicals.
Samsung has provided the public a first look at its new foldable smartphone.
By Shand
05 November, 2018
Pictures of the bird called the red siskin appear on Venezuela's money, on products and in school books. The "Little Cardinal,"
By Pete Musto
04 November, 2018
Humans may have been enjoying cacao, the substance used to make chocolate, for much longer than experts had thought.
Research
The man accused of killing 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh reportedly left messages on a small social media service.
By Pete Musto
28 October, 2018
Each year, millions of people visit the 4,570-meter-high Baishui Glacier in southern China. Scientists say it is one of the wor
Google says it is deeply involved in developing artificial intelligence, or AI, to help doctors identify and treat disease.
Non-native species present threats to natural environments across the world by pushing out native organisms.
Scientists in Australia want to build what they describe as a "downward looking telescope" to look for mineral wealth under the Earth's surface.
A robot appeared with British lawmakers earlier this week to demonstrate how machines are being engineered to act like human beings.
By Anne Ball
14 October, 2018
Some people claim they "never forget a face." But what does that saying mean? Is there really no limit to the number of faces