The miniature “Hobbit” humans of Flores Island may have come from the nearby island of Sulawesi, where researchers have ...

If you were to go strolling at night in the right part of New Zealand, you just might be blessed by a visit from one of nature’s most delectable-looking gastropods: the pickle s ...

Gaps in the forest canopy caused by logging roads have isolated species, but these eye-wateringly high bridges provide a solution.

Okay, “penis worm” is underselling it. In fact, the Grand Canyon was something of a treasure trove of well-preserved fossils, with the team uncovering more than 1,500 Cambrian-era worms, crustaceans, ...

These can range from the interesting (such as the donut-shaped rock which may not be from the planet) to the silly (hello, ...

A study has suggested that this motion of our star through the galaxy potentially takes us through regions of space that could affect our planet's climate. According to the study, the Solar System may ...

A mid its towering ice sheets, Antarctica conceals a fiery secret, a landscape dotted with volcanoes. Most remain dormant, ...

It’s common for areas of open water to appear within sea ice, to the extent that the phenomenon has a name: a polynya.

T he Wizard of Oz got a hat tip from scientists poking around in an ancient and underwater volcano chain in the Pacific Ocean, as they discovered what looked like a “yellow brick road”. The natural ...

In the first one, Profumo focuses on the possibility of dark matter as a consequence of the expansion of the universe. The ...

A tiny tweak in our brain chemistry may have been the secret weapon that gave Homo sapiens the edge over Neanderthals and ...

In this early stage of the universe, HeH + and H 2 (molecular hydrogen or deuterium, the most abundant molecule in the ...