Staff Writer
Three scientists in the United States have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on quantum dots
The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble
New research shows that fossil footprints discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in New Mexico's White Sands National Park date back to between 21,000 and 23,000 years ago
Birds in North America will no longer be named after people
A new study finds that endangered cheetahs are more likely to hunt at dawn and dusk on hot days, which increases their odds of conflict with other nocturnal predators
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its “plant hardiness zone map” for the first time in a decade
Researchers have discovered that some penguin parents sleep for only seconds at a time around-the-clock to protect their eggs and chicks
A study suggests an ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes
Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago
Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. coast
Scientists have spotted previously unknown colonies of emperor penguins in new satellite imagery
Many scientists have long assumed that moths and other flying insects were simply drawn to bright lights
A new study shows the return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland
A new United Nations report says nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline
The moon count in our solar system just went up by three
Scientists have identified a gene mutation that may explain why we don't have tails
Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe
Researchers and citizen scientists will observe how animals' routines at several zoos are disrupted during the April 8 total solar eclipse
The Lyrid meteor shower is here
Researchers in India have found fossils of an ancient giant snake that could have been longer than a school bus
A new study suggests that the first animal that glowed in the dark was a coral that lived deep in the ocean about half a billion years ago
Researchers say an orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend
Scientists have traced the ancestry of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago and quickly became dominant across Eurasia
New research shows African elephants call each other and respond to individual names, something few wild animals do
Pakistan central bank likely to deliver sixth straight rate cut to revive economy- Reuters poll
BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury strikes supply agreement with Amazon
Top Russian security official says risk of armed clash between nuclear powers is growing, TASS reports
Column-US investment bias might ebb if European gloom lifts: Mike Dolan
China readies for Lunar New Year, amid worries about the economy
Nikola Jokic hits 66-foot heave to highlight his 5th straight triple-double