science

By studying the genome of a kind of octopus not known for its friendliness toward its peers, then testing its behavioral reaction to a...

A UK team of astronomers report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light,...

Archaeologists from The University of Western Australia working with Traditional Custodians from the Birriliburru Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) have recovered evidence that people lived...

Most of today's batteries are made up of rare lithium mined from the mountains of South America. If the world depletes this source, then...

Crowd panics, market bubbles, and other unpredictable collective behaviors would not happen if people were smart about these things and just thought through their...

The oldest known aquatic reptiles, the mesosaurs, probably spent part of their life on land, reveals a new study published in Frontiers in Ecology...

Stiff microbial films often coat medical devices, household items and infrastructure such as the inside of water supply pipes, and can lead to dangerous...

Black holes form when stars die, allowing the matter in them to collapse into an extremely dense object from which not even light can...

The most severe mass extinction in Earth's history occurred with almost no early warning signs, according to a new study by scientists at MIT,...

Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain, researchers said Wednesday, potentially uncovering a new way that...

Molecular electronics is a burgeoning field of research that aims to integrate single molecules as active elements in electronic devices. Obtaining a complete picture...