Climate prediction scientists announced in June 2026 that El Niño, a cycle that happens every two to seven years, had formed.

A new study, published July 6, 2026, in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that two of the best-known trends in human evolution—brain growth and the reduction in the size of the face and ...

Rare images taken by a Japanese space probe during a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid have revealed that the space rock ...

Contrary to common assumptions, pigeons do not lock their eyes in place during flight. Instead, they make slow, subtle eye ...

Climate change is shifting forest conditions faster than local tree species can adapt. Higher temperatures, more frequent ...

In new images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to celebrate its fourth science anniversary, a familiar galaxy transforms into something far richer and far more complex than ever seen before.

Researchers have found an ingenious way to make soft robots and wearable technology more than three times more powerful by ...

Picture a bright red apple. Most people can do this easily. They imagine the apple's shape, color and shine. But for others, ...

A major transition in evolution is the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction in early organisms. But why would a yeast ...

When massive stars die, they unleash some of the most powerful explosions in the universe. Yet not all supernovae are created ...

New research from Monash University has provided the first comprehensive assessment of the Pilbara barking gecko ...

Arguably one of the most curious ancient human relatives is Homo floresiensis, a 3-foot-tall species that lived on the Indonesian island of Flores and has been nicknamed "hobbit" for its diminutive ...