Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch ...

Bigger bodies and wider beaks help birds like the bare-throated bellbird belt out calls louder than a jackhammer, but why ...

If you're one of those unfortunate souls who steps outside in shorts for thirty seconds and returns looking like a human ...

The human brain is built to hear voices. Speaking connects us to other people — and ourselves. What do our voices reveal about ourselves?

Talk about a big fracking pain: activities that involve injecting fluids into the ground — for hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking), geothermal energy projects or wastewater disposal — occasionally ...

The rain gods have an electrifying trick up their sleeves. Recent research reveals that when sliding water droplets pick up electrical charges, they transform into microscopic arc welders capable of ...

Microblazars — a miniature version of blazars — may be responsible for mysterious ultra-high-energy particles.

A female humpback whale may have spent days with her stillborn calf. This rare sighting may suggest that baleen whales ...

Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support ...

One theory points to a long-awaited supersymmetric particle called a ‘higgsino.’ But that idea has some issues.

A waterborne pathogen flourishes while toads shelter underground. The finding may help conservationists rethink how to ...

Scientists testing potential treatments for sleep apnea made an unexpected discovery. How quickly people react may depend on ...