A new study finds that aspen trees slow wildfire spread and may help protect vulnerable communities in fire-prone areas.

A rocky planet with a 24-hour orbit and an ice giant that takes five years to complete its orbit have been detected orbiting ...

Close friends show similar brain activity during shopping ads, especially in value-related brain regions and preferences.

Clear-cutting forests can increase flood size and frequency for over 40 years, especially on moist, shady slopes.

Some mammals evolved to eat only ants and termites. It happened at least twelve times. These animals developed special ...

CT scans of Cretaceous fossils reveal seven ancient worm species that bored into marine bones and shaped deep-sea ecosystems.

A new marine reptile from the Cretaceous period, Traskasaura sandrae, had an unprecedented vertical hunting style.

Scientists discover a radioactive spike of beryllium-10 (10Be) in Pacific Ocean sediments, revealing ancient climatic and ...

Scientists have traced the shifting and strengthening Southern jet stream to global warming and other major climate drivers.

Wild tomatoes from the Galápagos Islands are reversing evolution and regaining an ancient chemical defense after millions of ...

Jadarite, a rare Serbian mineral with lithium and boron, could revolutionize battery supplies for electric vehicles.

Trained dogs can detect Parkinson’s disease from skin swabs with up to 98% accuracy - years before symptoms appear, a new ...