Facts About Donkeys

Donkeys, also called burros and asses, are found throughout the world. They look a lot like their cousins, but have long, floppy ears and tend to be stockier than horses or zebras.

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Zika Revealed: Here's What a Brain-Cell-Killing Virus Looks Like

Researchers looked at the Zika virus under a resolution of a few angstroms (a ten-billionth of a meter). Here's what they saw.

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Mom's Smoking Can Alter Fetus's DNA

Before reaching for a cigarette, consider your baby's genes.

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Morgan Freeman Delves into 'The Story of God' in Nat Geo Special

People curious about the history, culture and beliefs surrounding the world's major religions can take a whirlwind tour of all of the above in a new TV miniseries called "The Story of God with Morgan Freeman."

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42 Tombs and a Shrine Discovered in Egypt

Forty-two rock-cut tombs and a shrine decorated with a winged sun disc have been found along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt.

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Photos: More than 40 Tombs Discovered in Upper Egypt

Tens of family tombs have been discovered dating to the 18th and 18th Dynasty at Gebel el Silsila in Upper Egypt. Check out these images of the ancient Egyptian tombs and a shrine.

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How High Will the Seas Rise, Really?

A recent high-profile study led by US climatologist James Hansen has warned that sea levels could rise by several meters by the end of this century. How realistic is this scenario?

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10-Million-Year-Old Snake Revealed in Living Color

A fossilized snake that lived 10 million years ago retained cell structures that revealed to scientists the colors that would have dappled its skin while the animal was alive.

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It's a Girl! Ancient Viral Genes May Determine a Baby's Sex

The sex of mouse babies, and perhaps the sex of human babies, may be influenced by a ancient viral genes, a new study finds.

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Mystery of Mile-High Mounds on Mars Solved

Mysterious mile-high mounds on Mars evolved from layer-cake craters, but for four decades, scientists have puzzled over how. By mimicking Martian winds in the lab, scientists think they have solved the mystery.

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How Do Water Towers Work?

It's no surprise that water towers store water, but it's less well known that they also store energy.

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Purple Digging Frog Undergoes Amazing Transformation

Bizarre purple frogs found only in India undergo a dramatic change to adopt an underground lifestyle. For instance, they develop strong digging arms and a wedge-shaped skull for burrowing.

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What Are Protists?

Protists are generally microscopic organisms — most with a single cell — that are not bacteria, animals, plants or fungi.

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Weird, Oozing Super-Earth Planet Has Hot Nights, Even Hotter Days

The first super-Earth planet to get its photo taken may be super-weird and super-hot, and perhaps have super-runny lava in spots on its surface, researchers say.

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5 Ways Science Could Make Football Safer

Concussions can have long-term effects. Here are 5 ways that the game of football could have fewer of them.

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Tribeca Film Debate: Why the Anti-Vaxxers Just Won't Quit

The anti-vaccination movement regained attention due to actor Robert De Niro's decision late last week to pull the film "Vaxxed" from the Tribeca Film Festival, which he runs. But that doesn't mean the movement will fade away anytime soon, experts say.

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'Abortion Pill' Gets New Label: 5 Things to Know About Mifepristone

The Food and Drug Administration has approved changes to the label for mifepristone, also known as "the abortion pill." Here are the facts about the drug.

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Relic of Beheaded Medieval Swedish King Might Be Authentic

A new analysis of skeletal remains thought to belong to Erik Jedvardsson, a medieval Swedish king turned saint, may be authentic, and the bones could reveal more information about the saint's healthy life and gruesome death.

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Did Hobbits Live Alongside Modern Humans?

The extinct human lineage nicknamed "the hobbit" for its miniature body may have vanished soon before or soon after modern humans arrived on the hobbits' island home, rather than living alongside modern humans for thousands of years as was thought.

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Marijuana Addiction Linked to Genetics

A new study finds a link between three genetic markers and symptoms of marijuana dependence.

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Scientists Hijack Bugs, Turn Them into Cyborgs

By implanting electrodes into the muscles of beetles, scientists can now precisely control how cyborg insects walk — an ability that may help these bugs carry out complicated tasks, researchers said in a new study.

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It Walks! Scientists Turn Beetle Into 'Cyborg' | Video

For decades, robotics engineers have been trying to imitate insects. Now, scientists have gone about miniature mobility a new way: Electrodes implanted into this beetle’s muscles let researchers ‘drive’ the bug.

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Jupiter Just Got Hit by a Comet or Asteroid ... Again (Video)

Take that, Jupiter! The largest planet in the solar system just got whacked by an asteroid or a comet, and some intrepid stargazers have captured the planet's latest collision on camera.

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Headless Bard? Shakespeare's Skull Pilfered by Grave Robbers

William Shakespeare — arguably the greatest playwright of all time — is missing his head, scientists have discovered.

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305-Million-Year-Old 'Almost Spider' Unlocks Arachnid History

A new fossil isn't quite a spider, but it's close. Dubbed Idmonarachne brasieri after the Greek mythological figure Idmon, father of Arachne, a weaver turned into a spider by a jealous goddess, the "almost spider" lacks silk-weaving spinnerets.

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Photos: 305-Million-Year-Old Arachnid Trapped in Rock

Here's a look at CT scans of a 305-million-year-old arachnid discovered encased in rock in France. The little creature was not quite a spider. This arachnid lived alongside true spiders, but did not have the silk-spinning spinnerets.

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Nike Unveils 'Back to the Future'-Style Self-Lacing Sneakers

Fans of the "Back to the Future" film franchise have likely been counting the days until time machines and hoverboards are a reality, but at least one of Marty McFly's futuristic gadgets — self-lacing sneakers — could soon spruce up your wardrobe.

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Facts About Adders

Most adders are vipers, but the term also refers to several different types of snakes.

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Zika Misperceptions: Many in US Unaware of Key Facts

Is there a vaccine against Zika? And how does it spread? Many in the U.S. don't know, a new poll finds.

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Jupiter Collision! Impact Burst Captured By Amateur Astronomer | Video

John Mckeon captured an impact on the gas giant on March 17th, 2016 (00:18:45 UT). The video was snapped using an an 11" SCT with an ASI120mm camera and Ir-pass 742nm filter. It was most likely an asteroid or comet colliding with Jupiter.

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'Unicorns' Lumbered Across Siberia 29,000 Years Ago

Large, four-legged beasts, each with a single horn growing from its head, once ambled across the southern part of western Siberia, in what is now Kazakhstan.

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Experts Doubt Claims of 'Hidden Chambers' in King Tut's Tomb

This month, the Egyptian antiquities released radar images they said were evidence of hidden chambers within King Tut's tomb that may hide Queen Nefertiti. Now outside experts cast doubt on the claims and are calling for more data to be released.

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Trace Your Ancient Human Ancestry with New Map

The map reveals how extensively past interbreeding has affected people alive today.

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Giant Mammoth Skull Discovered by Bulldozer Operator

A bulldozer operator at a sand pit in northwestern Oklahoma got quite a surprise this month when he spotted a huge skull that belonged to a Columbian mammoth. The beast would have lived on the Plains there more than 11,000 years ago.

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Hepatitis C Deaths Rising in US

Deaths from hepatitis C are increasing n the U.S., and the increase is hitting particularly hard among middle-age people, a new study says.

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Massive Robotic Sub Can Carry Out Months-Long Underwater Missions

A new unmanned robotic submersible designed by aerospace giant Boeing can operate autonomously underwater for months at a time, according to company representatives.

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Bugs for Everyone! Awesome Insect Photos Shared in Free Project

A photo initiative is building a collection of high-resolution insect and spider images and placing them online for anyone to download and use for free.

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Gallery: 'Insects Unlocked' Collection Shares Free Bug Photos

Insects and spiders are ready for their closeups, in a photo collection of images that anyone can download and use for free.

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Right or Wrong? How You Judge Others Depends on Your Culture

If someone were to walk off with your shopping bag in a crowded marketplace, would you judge the petty thief less harshly if he or she grabbed your bag by mistake? The answer to that question may depend on your culture, finds a new study.

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Oklahoma Is Now an Earthquake Hotspot, New Map Shows

Man-made activities are putting Oklahoma and some of its neighboring states in danger of having an earthquake of California-size proportions, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports.

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Old Vaccine, New Tricks: Revive Early Pertussis Shot, Study Says

Newer isn't always better — some researchers are proposing to bring back an older version of the whooping cough vaccine, because multiple studies show that today's version doesn't protect as well as the earlier kind.

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Writing Sci-Fi? First Understand How Elephants Aren't Dragonflies (Op-Ed)

What's the secret to writing science fiction? Get a sense of scale.

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'The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories' (US 2016): Book Excerpt

From scifi author Ken Liu, the short story "The Bookmaking Habits of Select Species."

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This Negative Facial Expression Is 'Universal'

A combination of anger, disgust and contempt — dubbed the "not face" — is universal across cultures.

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Needle Stuck in Woman's Heart Gives Her a Stroke

A woman suffered a stroke because of a needle that was lodged in the wall of her heart, according to a new report of her unusual case.

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Scientists Make Perfect Ice Storms To Protect Forests | Video

The northeast U.S. can expect more dangerous ice storms in future winters. Researchers produce tree-damaging conditions to learn how to protect plants and the animals that depend upon them for food and shelter.

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Squishy Robot Fingers Will Grasp Sea Life Carefully | Video

Marine biologist David Gruber and robot-maker Robert Wood are building soft tele-operated grippers for handling delicate animal samples collected by deep-diving remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs).

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Photos: Ancient Supereruptions in Idaho's Snake River Plain

Yellowstone's supervolcano was predated by 12 massive eruptions in Idaho's Snake River Plain.

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Women Could Lower Fracture Risk with Mediterranean Diet

Skipping dairy doesn't raise your risk of hip fractures, a new study finds.

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12 Supereruptions Pockmark Path of Yellowstone Hotspot

Up to 12 massive volcanic blasts occurred between 8 million and 12 million years ago in Idaho's Snake River Plain, leading up to today's Yellowstone supervolcano, new research reveals.

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Alaska Volcano Erupts, Spewing Ash 20,000 Feet Into Air

A snow- and ice-covered volcano located in Alaska's Aleutian Islands erupted on Sunday (March 27), spewing a cloud of ash about 20,000 feet (6,096 meters) into the sky, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported.

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Climate Change Is Coming For Your Maple Syrup

Climate change could spell bad news for the maple syrup on your pancakes.

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New Tetraquark Particle Sparks Doubts

The Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator failed to confirm the Tevatron accelerator’s discovery of a new arrangement of quarks.

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Aloha, You Old Bat: Extinct Critter Doubles Hawaii's Land Mammal Species

Hawaii just doubled the number of known land mammal species that are native to the islands, thanks to the discovery of a number of fossils representing a tiny bat.

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How Dirty Are Public Restrooms, Really?

People bring a lot of bacteria into bathrooms, the researchers found. Within an hour of normal use, there were 500,000 bacterial cells per square inch on the bathroom surfaces, on average.

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Are Simulated Human Hearts As Good As Animal Models? (Op-Ed)

How can we expect technology to improve if a person’s health is at stake?

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North Rim Wonders: Stunning Photos of the Mighty Grand Canyon

It has been said that the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is the "best side" to experience the grandeur and wilderness found in this most southern part of the massive Colorado Plateau.

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New Ultrathin Solar Cells Are Light Enough to Sit on a Soap Bubble

Scientists have created the thinnest, lightest solar power cells yet — so lightweight that they can be draped on top of a soap bubble without popping it.

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Will End of Orca Breeding Change Much for Captive Animals? (Op-Ed)

When SeaWorld announced it would stop breeding orcas and begin to phase out "theatrical performances" using the animals, the news appeared to mark a significant change in ideas about animals and captivity.

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Arctic Sea Ice Is at Near Record Lows, NASA Says

The ice covering the Arctic is at near record low levels this year, and this 'icy' deficit may impact weather around the world, NASA reports.

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Eating More 'Healthy Fats' May Lower Diabetes Risk

For people with prediabetes, swapping out some of the meat and cheese in your diet for some vegetable oils or nuts could help prevent diabetes from developing, according to a small new study.

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Sesame Street's Elmo and Raya Warn Kids About Zika

Two chipper Sesame Street Muppet characters lent their cheerful voices to a serious topic, raising awareness of the Zika virus among children and families.

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Glowing Chemo Drugs Could Better Target Cancers | Video

Researchers devise a glowing blue peptide nanoparticle to light up chemotherapy compounds, tracking where the drugs go and when they are released.

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Robotic 'Smart Arm' Lends Drummer A Musical Hand | Video

Georgia Tech engineers are building an appendage that reacts to human gestures and listens to music to pick up timing and tempo cues. Such tools may someday assist surgeons, factory workers and repair technicians.

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Sea Ice Is Melting Faster Than Expected, NASA Says | Exclusive Interview

During the winter of 2015-2016 satellites have 'seen' significantly less Arctic ice compared to the long term trend. NASA scientist Walt Meier and LiveScience writer Laura Geggel discuss how climate researchers interpret these data.

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After Zika Infection, People Should Wait Months to Conceive Children, CDC Says

People who have been infected with Zika virus should wait at least several months before they attempt to conceive a child, according to new recommendations from the CDC.

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The World's 7 Most Interesting Eggs

Some are made of precious gems and have storied pasts while others are preserved with a mix of chemicals to create a delicacy and still others developed into chicks of the planet's largest bird, eggs are a scrambled bag, each with its own story to tell.

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Rabbit or Hare? Know Your Bunnies This Easter

If a rabbit or a hare were to hop across your path this Easter, would you be able to tell the difference?

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Expedition Unknown: Saving Marine Mammals Is a Daunting Task (Op-Ed)

To save the whales, and dolphins, one place to start is Tanzania.

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Easter's Early Arrival: How the Moon Shapes the Date

This year, if you have not already noticed, Easter is going to arrive rather early: Sunday, March 27. The date of Easter has a curious link to the moon's phases.

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Archaeologists Uncover Another Branch of the Silk Road

New evidence suggests the ancient trade route ventured through the heights of Tibet.

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Amazing Blind Cavefish Walks Up Rocks and Waterfalls

Scientists have discovered a blind cave-dwelling fish that 'walks' up steep rocks and waterfalls.

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Colon Cancer Found in 18th-Century Hungarian Mummy

Tissue samples from a Hungarian mummy have revealed that people in the early 17th and 18th centuries suffered from colon cancer, long before the modern plagues of obesity, physical inactivity and processed food were established as causes of the disease.

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Season of Birth Genetically Linked to Allergy Risk

People born in the fall may have a higher risk of allergies, and now researchers say they have found one reason why.

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More Injuries from Bison at Yellowstone: Are Selfies to Blame?

Yellowstone National Park has seen a rise in people getting injured by bison lately, and attempts to take selfies may be to blame for at least some of these injuries, according to a new report.

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Hybrid Female Fish Is Both Mother and Father to Her Offspring

When a group of researchers crossbred cichlids to learn about their genetics, they discovered an unusual development in one of the hybrid females.

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'Cousin of Lucy' Fossils Reveal Human Relative Lived in East Africa

Fossils belonging to an ancient human relative that were discovered on the banks of a Kenyan river suggest that hominids lived farther east than previously thought.

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You're Surrounded: New Tech Unleashing 3D Audio

Your home theater may surround you in sound, but wait until you hear sound in true three dimensions.

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Emperor Hadrian's Villa Yields Posh, Arty Apartment

The building at Hadrian's Villa was filled with art, including mosaics and wall paintings, and would have served as an apartment for a high-ranking individual, though not part of the second-century Roman emperor's entourage.

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Photos: Ancient Apartment Built by Roman Emperor

Archaeologists working at a villa built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian (reign A.D. 117-138) have discovered a building filled with art.

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With the Right 'Words,' Science Can Pull Anyone In (Op-Ed)

Even complex astrophysics is beautiful when seen as a "song of the stars."

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10 Amazing Animal Facts, Illustrated

Some animal facts are just plain weird.

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Pelvic 'Boogie' Moves Blind Cavefish | Video

The Cryptotora thamicola uses its pelvis and vertebral column to "support its body weight against gravity" according to New Jersey Institute of Technology research. This gives the fish the ability to walk and climb waterfalls.

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Couples' Caffeine Use Linked to Higher Risk of Miscarriage

Couples interested in having a baby may want to cut back on caffeinated beverages.

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Heart Attack Patients Are Getting Younger, and Sicker

The most severe type of heart attack has been striking people who are younger, and more obese, a new study finds.

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Can Apple's 'Night Shift' Really Help You Sleep Better?

A new iPhone software feature, called "Night Shift," automatically adjusts the screen’s display colors after sunset, but can it really help you sleep better?

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Tiny Artificial Life: Lab-Made Bacterium Sports Smallest Genome Yet

A newly created bacterium, with a synthetic genome, can metabolize nutrients and self-replicate, bringing the world a step closer to building custom artificial life with particular functionalities, Craig Venter and his team said.

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Isaac Newton's Recipe for Magical 'Philosopher's Stone' Rediscovered

One of Isaac Newton's 17th century alchemy manuscripts will be available in an online repository for those interested in the history of modern chemistry.

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Print Your Hike! 3D Keepsakes Memorialize Mountain Conquests

Hikers who have conquered some of the most challenging trails and want to show off these accomplishments can now memorialize their impressive feats in stunning 3D-printed sculptures made from their GPS tracks.

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Mystery of Long-Lost Navy Tugboat Is Solved

NOAA identified a shipwreck in California waters as a U.S. Navy tugboat that vanished 95 years ago.

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In Images: Shipwreck Identified as Naval Boat Missing Since 1921

NOAA scientists found a naval boat that vanished 95 years ago, identifying it as a shipwreck in a marine sanctuary.

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Zika Virus Was in Brazil a Year Before It Was Detected

For about a year, the Zika virus circulated undetected, in infections that may have been mistaken for Dengue or other diseases, researcher shave found.

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Porn Website Launches New Virtual Reality Section

Let's face it: it was probably only a matter of time… One of the largest porn websites has announced a new section that integrates virtual-reality tech into the adult entertainment experience.

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Women with Oral HPV Also Usually Have Vaginal HPV

A new study finds that about three-quarters of women who have an oral HPV infection also have a vaginal HPV infection.

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Debris Belongs to Doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Experts Say

Two pieces of plane debris discovered in Mozambique very likely belong to the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing two years ago en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the Australian government announced today.

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How the Moon Moved: Lunar Poles Have Wandered

The moon's poles have likely shifted over the eons, likely as a result of activity beneath the lunar crust. This finding sheds light on the structure and evolution of the moon, and also provides clues about the long-ago delivery of water to Earth.

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NASA: New Mars Gravity Map Is the Best Ever

A new map of Mars' gravity, which NASA is touting as the best one ever made, will make it easier for future spacecraft to make their way to the Red Planet. The new Martian gravity map also reveals clues into how the planet's past was shaped.

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Changing Ocean Chemistry May Threaten Antarctic Food Chain | Video

NSF-funded UCSB researchers have collected long-term evidence that links rising levels of carbon and changes in ocean chemistry in Antarctic waters to the inability of tiny animals, such as sea snails, to build their protective shell.

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Jesus’ Last Supper Menu Revealed in Archaeology Study

What did Jesus and his apostles eat during the Last Supper? New research reveals the likely menu.

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Affordable Hypersonic Jets Could Be High-Flying Reality by 2023

Hypersonic aircraft and weapons that can fly more than five times the speed of sound may seem like a futuristic fantasy, but defense giant Lockheed Martin says it is committed to making these ultrafast innovations a reality.

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WWII-Era Bell from Sunken Japanese Submarine Recovered

A bronze bell from a sunken World War II-era Japanese submarine was recently recovered off the coast of Oahu, in Hawaii.

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What Are Triglycerides?

Triglycerides are the most common type of fat in the body. They are necessary for health but in excess amounts, they may be harmful.

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Exercise May Stave Off Cognitive Decline

What's good for the body may also be good for the brain, a new study finds.

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Elusive Marbled Cats Secretly Photographed in Borneo

A secret photo shoot deep in the forests of Malaysian Borneo is helping researchers determine just how many marbled cats — rare, tree-climbing felines — live in the region, according to a new study.

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Live Sumatran Rhino Captured in Indonesia

Humans have made contact with a Sumatran rhino in the Indonesian region of Borneo for the first time in 40 years.

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Photos: The Secret Lives of Borneo's Mysterious Marbled Cat

Little is known about Borneo's marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata), so researchers set up camera traps to get a better idea of these felines' population densities.

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In Photos: Building the World’s Largest Airship (Airlander 10)

Check out these cool images of the building of the Airlander 10, which will be able to stay airborne for five days when manned. Its helium-filled hull keeps it buoyant while its turbocharged diesel engines let it cruise up to 91 mph.

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World's Largest Aircraft Readies for Takeoff

The hybrid Airlander 10 is a giant, some 65 feet longer than the Airbus A380, and will be able to soar the friendly skies for five days when manned and up to two weeks when unmanned.

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Sunken Pirate Ship from Explorer Vasco da Gama's Fleet Discovered

A sunken ship from Vasco da Gama's fleet has been found off the coast of present-day Oman.

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Is 'Cat Litter' Parasite Making You a Rageaholic?

People who are infected with a common parasite found in cat litter may face a higher risk of having uncontrollable bouts of rage.

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In Photos: Historic Shipwreck from Vasco da Gama's Fleet

Marine archaeologists say they’ve located the wreck of the nau Esmeralda, a Portuguese ship that was part of explorer Vasco da Gama's second voyage to India.

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Dracula Science: How Long Does It Take for a Vampire to Drain Blood?

A physics study investigates how long a vampire could 'safely' sip from a human throat.

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Physicists Unleash AI to Devise Unthinkable Experiments

Researchers trying to divine the bizarre nature of quantum particle behavior are getting some help from software that designs counterintuitive experiments.

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Hidden Text in England's Oldest Printed Bible Revealed

Seventeen years of tumultuous Reformation-Era history are crammed into one 16th-century Bible.

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Photos: Hidden Text Discovered in England’s Oldest Bible

Hidden text has been discovered beneath one of the oldest printed Bibles in England, one of only seven copies that survives from 1535.

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My, What Sharp Teeth! 12 Living and Extinct Saber-Toothed Animals

The saber-toothed cat may be the most famous saber-toothed animal, but it's hardly the only one. More than a dozen kinds of animals — many of them now extinct — had saber teeth, including the saber-toothed salmon and the marsupial Thylacosmilus.

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Big Bites: Saber Teeth Compared (Infographic)

Length of canine teeth in various notable "saber-toothed" animals.

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Ovarian Cysts: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Ovarian cysts are sacs of fluid that can grow on the ovaries. They are very common and usually are not life threatening. Sometimes, however, they can produce serious problems.

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'Japanese Diet' Linked to Longer Life

Move over, Mediterranean diet.

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Microcephaly Could Affect More Than 2,500 Infants in Brazil

More than 2,500 babies could be diagnosed with microcephaly in Brazil if current trends within the Zika-affected country continue, the World Health Organization told reporters today at a news conference in Geneva.

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6 of the World's Best Cities to Be a Scientific Genius

If you want to be at the center of science, where should you live?

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First Supernova Shock Wave Image Snapped by Planet-Hunting Telescope

For the first time, scientists have seen the shock wave emanating from an exploding star in visible light.

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Holy Drones, Batman! Real-Life 'Batplane' Mimics Flexible Wings

When chasing insects for their dinner, bats can perform aerial acrobatics that would shame even the steeliest test pilots. Inspired by how bats pull off such impressive maneuvers, engineers designed new kinds of wing surfaces for drones.

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Trippy! Psychedelic Zebrafish Reveal How Cells Regenerate

In what looks more like a post-impressionist painting than a scientific achievement, a transgenic zebrafish is revealing how hundreds of its cells regenerate in a bouquet of colors.

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#TheInternetNamesAnimals: Do Animals Get the Monikers They Deserve?

Twitter users asked a perfectly reasonable question: What if the "Boaty McBoatface" naming aesthetic were applied to animals?

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Supernova’s Super-Shockwave Seen For The First Time | Video

Billions of times stronger than the biggest hydrogen bomb, the shockwave from the collapse of red supergiant star KSN 2011d touched off a wave of nuclear fusion producing heavy elements like gold, silver and uranium.

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Butchered Bear Pushes Back Human Arrival on Ireland

The slashed kneecap of a bear found deep inside a prehistoric cave suggests human hunters lived in Ireland earlier than had been previously thought, a new study finds.

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The Telltale Heart: Facts About Your Blood Pump (Infographic)

The heart is the vital organ that moves oxygenated blood through your body, making life possible.

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Mindfulness Meditation May Reduce Low Back Pain

Mindfulness meditation may help reduce chronic low back pain and make it easier for patients to carry out daily activities, a new study suggests.

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Birds Use Alligators As Bodyguards

Birds may use alligators as bodyguards to protect their nests from hungry raccoons and opossums, but gator payment may come at a steep cost — namely, in the form of the birds' chicks that are dropped into the water, researchers say.

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Is Moderate Drinking Really Good for You?

A little wine is good for us, right? Not so fast, new research says.

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How to Avoid Zika on Spring Break

This spring-break, families and college students will flock to the Caribbean and other sunny locales, including areas where the mosquito-borne Zika virus is spreading. People should take precautions to avoid becoming infected with Zika, doctors say.

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What Really Causes Alzheimer's? New Idea Points to Germs

A journal article says herpes virus and Lyme disease bacteria are behind the mind-robbing illness, but not all researchers are convinced.

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Ancient Mini Weapons Likely Made to Please Gods

The bronze artifacts, including daggers and battle-axes, were too small and of too -low quality to function as actual weapons, and instead were likely meant as offerings to a deity of war, researchers said.

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New 3D View of Richard III's Humble Grave Revealed

In honor of the one-year anniversary of the reburial of King Richard III's remains, the University of Leicester has released a digital 3D model of Richard III's original grave. Users can explore his battle wounds and other features of the king's skeleton.

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What Is Virtual Reality?

Virtual reality means creating immersive, computer-generated environments that are so convincing users will react the same way they would in real life.

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Incoming Comet to Buzz Earth in Historic Close Flyby

Comet P/2016 BA14 will come within 2.2 million miles (3.5 million kilometers) of the planet at about 10:30 a.m. EDT (1430 GMT) Tuesday. Only two other comets have come closer to Earth throughout recorded history.

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Risky Behavior is 'Contagious', Study Finds

The influence of those around us can affect decisions we make about risk-taking, according to a new study.

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'Boaty McBoatface' Controversy: How Ships Get Named

The Natural Environment Research Council is holding an online poll to name a new polar research vessel. The people have spoken — and the name they want is "Boaty McBoatface."

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High Anxiety Risk in Adolescence Linked to One Gene

Anxiety disorders tend to first show up during the teen years, and now researchers say they may have found one reason why.

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New Patch Analyzes Sweat to Detect Blood Sugar Levels

A stick-on patch could tracks blood sugar levels and even deliver a drug if they get too high, according to a new study.

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Why You Probably Can't Trust Fitness Tracker Calorie Estimates

A new study finds that fitness trackers can vary widely in their calorie estimates, and tend to underestimate the number of calories burned.

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8 Lion-Headed Goddess Statues Found in Egypt

Eight statues of Sekhmet, an Egyptian warrior goddess with a lion's head, were discovered in the Temple of Amenhotep III near the city of Luxor.

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Pharaoh Ramesses III Killed by Multiple Assailants, Egyptologists Say

Not only was he assassinated by several assailants, but the pharaoh Ramesses III was also given post-mortem cosmetic surgery, according to a study of royal mummies spanning from about 1543 B.C. to 1064 B.C.

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8 Animals That Show Their Love in Painful Ways

Sex among primates and certain mammals is thought to provide pleasure for the participants. But for many animal species, sex is anything but pleasant.

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Your "Short Cut" May Be Causing Traffic Jams (Op-Ed)

No wonder you're always late. Drivers use a route that minimizes travel time on only a third of their trips.

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Mon-Stars! Cluster of Massive Suns Spotted by Hubble Telescope (Photo)

Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope found dozens of stars within a cluster called R136, each at least 50 times more massive than the sun, and including nine that harbor more than 100 solar masses.

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Male Birth Control: What's Known, What's Not Known, What's Next (Op-Ed)

There are some strange ideas for birth control out there, particularly for men, and some even work.

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Hand Jive: High-Tech Glove Turns Gestures into Music

If you find yourself tapping at your desk, in the train or on a park bench, a new wearable music synthesizer might be just the gadget to help turn those tunes in your head into music you can record.

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Why 2016 Will Have the Earliest Spring Equinox Since 1896

If you're ready to see blooming flowers and sunny skies, it may help to know that this year's spring equinox will be the earliest to arrive in 120 years, largely because of an old rule governing leap years, experts said.

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How Long Until Human Faces Can Be Printed in a Lab? (Op-Ed)

Problems with facial transplants come down to the fact that the patient is receiving a face which previously belonged to somebody else. But what if a new face could be constructed from a patient’s own cells?

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Beautiful, Bewitching Pluto Poses in New Images from New Horizons Probe

Another batch of photos from NASA's New Horizons probe, which flew past Pluto on July 14, 2015, reveals the majesty and mystery of this icy world.

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Guinea No Longer Free of Ebola: 2 New Cases

Two new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Guinea, the country's first since it was declared Ebola-free in late December.

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Over 100 Zika Cases Confirmed in US, CDC Says

The number of Zika cases in the United States is on the rise.

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Pay with Your Face? Amazon Tech Brings Security Questions

Online retail giant Amazon may be looking at ways to let you pay for purchases with just a look.

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Alien of the Deep: 'Winged' Green-Eyed Creature Stuns Fishermen

Some fish look odd, but a mysterious, green-eyed fish recently pulled out of Nova Scotia's waters is downright bizarre.

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Exercise May Help Young People with Severe Mental Health Disorders

Young adults who have severe mental health disorders that involve psychosis, or a break with reality, may benefit from exercising, a new, small study suggests.

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NY's New Zika Plan Will Include 'Protection Kits' for Pregnant Women

New York state officials have announced a new plan aimed at preventing the transmission of the mosquito-borne Zika virus or limiting an outbreak if the virus were to arrive in the area.

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How Big Is the Internet, Really?

A billion websites, more than 4 billion Web pages and 2 percent of the Amazon rainforest? Here's how researchers have tried to estimate the size of the Internet.

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Goths vs. Greeks: Epic Ancient Battle Revealed in Newfound Text

Hidden in the Austrian National Library, fragments of text describe an ancient battle between the Goths, who were part of the Roman Empire, and the Greeks, with all the strategic and violent details.

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'X-Ray Vision' T-Shirt Shows Inner Workings of the Human Body

A new Kickstarter project aims to create a virtual-reality T-shirt that gives people an inside peek into the circulatory, skeletal and digestive systems.

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Tutankhamun: The Life & Death of the Boy Pharaoh

Tutankhamun, popularly known as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh more than 3,000 years ago.

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Drawn to Safety: Doodles Could Secure Your Phone

You might soon be ditching your text passwords and unlocking your phone, apps and accounts with a doodle.

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Marijuana May Help Cancer Patients, But Questions Remain

A new review points to promising research on marijuana as a cancer treatment, but questions remain about the usefulness of the drug for human patients.

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Roaring & Soaring: New Exhibit Explores the Dinosaur-Bird Connection

The asteroid that slammed into Earth 65.5 million years ago killed most, but not all, of the dinosaurs. Those that survived were a feathered lot, and they're still around today, a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York reveals.

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DNA from Mysterious 'Denisovans' Helped Modern Humans Survive

Genetic mutations from extinct human relatives called the Denisovans might have influenced modern human immune systems, researchers say.

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Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift (Infographic)

In the 20th century, researchers realized that the Earth's crust is not one piece, but is made up of many huge tectonic plates upon which the continents ride.

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Dark Matter May Be Made Up of Superheavy Particles

Dark matter could be made of particles that each weigh almost as much as a human cell and are nearly dense enough to become miniature black holes, new research suggests.

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Have 2 Chambers Been Discovered in King Tut's Tomb?

Radar scans of King Tut's tomb have revealed hidden chambers behind two walls. Some researchers say the remains of his stepmom, Queen Nefertiti, may be lurking there; others urge caution, as the radar anomalies may be "false positives."

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What Donald Trump as President Would Mean for Science

The Republican frontrunner has given hints about his take on scientific topics; now experts weigh in to say what a Trump presidency might mean for science.

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How a Monster El Niño Transforms the World's Weather

From crippling drought in southern Africa to a record number of February tornadoes in the U.S. Southeast, an exceptionally strong El Niño has been making headlines around the globe as it tampers with the world’s weather.

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Living with Your Partner? No Problem, More Americans Say

Are Americans growing more liberal in their attitudes toward cohabitation?

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What Is the Hygiene Hypothesis?

The hygiene hypothesis states that early exposure to germs helps a child's immune system develop resistance to infections. Studies suggest that a lack of exposure results in higher rates of allergies and asthma.

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Do Sit-Stand Desks Improve Workers' Fitness?

Sitting down for long periods is linked with several health risks. Can a desk that lets you stand up while you work help?

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Doodling Your Password Safer Than Text On Mobile? | Video

A new Rutgers University study shows that freeform gesture passwords are easier to remember and could do a better job than text passwords at keeping mobile devices secure.

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Here Are the US Cities at Highest Risk for Zika Transmission

While areas of south Texas and Florida are at high risk of localized Zika transmission, only a handful of people are likely to be infected.

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The Gravitational Wave Crests: Big Discoveries are Worth the Wait (Op-Ed)

The greatest discoveries require more than knowledge, they demand persistence.

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Brain Stimulation Could Speed Stroke Recovery

Stimulating the brain with a mild electrical current could speed up people's recovery after a stroke, a new study finds.

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Monster Mystery: Scientists Solve Decades-Long Puzzle of Alienlike Creature

Since Francis Tully's fossil discovery in the coalfields of Illinois, the so-called "Tully monster" has perplexed scientists, with some calling it a worm and others a shell-less snail.

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Photos: Ancient Tully Monster's Identity Revealed

Since their discovery in 1958, fossils of the so-called Tully monster have mystified scientists.

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Blame Methane Blasts for Sea Craters, But Not for the Bermuda Triangle

There's a saying that any publicity is good publicity, but scientists whose discoveries inspire misleading headlines would probably beg to differ.

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Watch 6 Teensy Robots Pull a 2-Ton Car

A team of teensy robots that take a page from gecko feet has managed to tug a car that weighs 3,900 lbs. (1,769 kilograms)

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Stop Attacking Scientists for Reporting the Truth on Climate Change (Op-Ed)

When politicians on Capitol Hill attack climate researchers, they attack science.

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In Photos: Mysterious Fairy Circles Dot the Australian Outback

The baffling circular patches of barren land that are dubbed fairy circles and until now were thought to exist only in the grasslands of Namibia, have been discovered in the Australian Outback.

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Denmark Is the World's Happiest Country

The happiest country in the world is famous for its butter cookies, Lego bricks and fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen — it's Denmark, according to the 2016 World Happiness Report.

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The World's Happiest and Least-Happy Countries of 2016 (Infographic)

Chart showing top and bottom 20 countries ranked by happiness index.

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Snakes on Planes? Serpents Accelerate Faster Than Fighter Pilots

Harmless rat snakes can strike their prey as fast as can venomous vipers, and both snakes reach accelerations that would make humans black out.

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Can Australia's Fairy Circles Settle an Ecological Mystery?

Strange grass patterns called fairy circles have been discovered outside of Namibia for the first time.

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Snakes Strike in the Blink of an Eye | Video

Most people believe that venomous vipers strike faster than other snakes. But new research shows that constrictors such as ratsnakes – which are harmless to humans – may be quicker on the draw.

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Conservation is a Black and White Issue (Photos)

As these photos show, conservation is a black and white issue.

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Genetic Tests Results: Do They Change Your Behavior?

Would you shape up your behavior if you knew you were at higher risk for conditions like heart disease or cancer?

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Zika Does Raise Microcephaly Risk, New Study Suggests

One in 100 women who become infected with the Zika virus during the first trimester of pregnancy will give birth to a child with microcephaly, a new estimate says.

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Paleo Pregnancy Test Proves T. Rex Pregnant

The remains of a pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex might provide clues about how to identify male and female theropods, or bipedal meat-eating dinosaurs, a new study finds.

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Are Pluto's Pebbled 'Snakeskin' Slopes Made of Ancient Stuff?

Pluto's mysterious "snakeskin" terrain may be made of material that predates the solar system's birth, scientists with NASA's New Horizons mission say.

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How Satellites Find Shipwrecks From Space

Distinctive linear plumes of these particles extend as far as 2.5 miles downstream from shallow shipwreck sites.

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'Wasteland' Frog Fits on a Thumbnail, Chirps Like a Cricket

A newly described species of frog is so small that it can sit comfortably on the tip of your thumb, and has a distinctive call that sounds like a cricket's chirp.

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Spider Snacks: Photos of Plant-Eating Arachnids

Here's a look at the weird world of vegetarian spiders, from the jumping arachnids that bite off little protein-rich leaflets from acacias to the creepy-crawlies that suck down sweet nectar for snacks.

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These Spiders Like Some Greens with Their Insects

Spiders are known as clever predators, trapping and stalking their insect prey. But many species round out their diets with a little roughage.

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Photos: Birds Evolved from Dinosaurs, Museum Exhibit Shows

Birds are evidence that not all dinosaurs went extinct 65.5 million years ago.

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Got a Scratched Gadget? Self-Propelled Particles to the Rescue

Electronics such as solar panels and flexible gadgets may someday be able to heal their "wounds," thanks to tiny, self-propelled nanoparticles that detect and repair damage.

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'Fish-Eye' Contact Lens Auto-Focuses

A self-correcting contact lens could eliminate the need for bifocals, trifocals or laser corrective surgery.

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Experimental Drug Mixture Protects Monkeys from Ebola Virus

An experimental drug mixture can successfully fight the Ebola virus in monkeys, fully protecting them from lethal infections, according to a new study.

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Many US Measles Cases Are in People Who Refuse Vaccines

Many U.S. measles cases occur in children whose parents refuse vaccines for religious or philosophical reasons, a new study suggests.

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New Microelectronics Could 'Heal' Themselves | Video

Scientists at UCSD have developed tiny particles that propel themselves to the site of a scratch or defect in an electronic “land” – like those in a computer chip – then fill that gap with conductive molecules to complete the circuit again.

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Real-Life 'Teddy Bear' Is No Longer Endangered

The species that inspired the world's favorite plush toy has been taken off the Endangered Species List, thanks to rebounding habitats.

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Spines and Genital Warfare: How Neil deGrasse Tyson Got Sex Wrong

Astrophysicist Tyson tweeted: "If there were ever a species for whom sex hurt, it surely went extinct long ago." Sorry Dr. Tyson, evolution don't care if sex is painful.

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Eye Lenses Regenerated Using Infants' Own Stem Cells

New treatments that use stem cells to regrow eye tissues could one day help people with cataracts and even some who are blind, researchers say.

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13 Million in US Could Become Climate Refugees: Top Counties Affected

Fast-growing coastal areas could be home to nearly 13 million climate refugees by the end of the century, new research finds.

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American Counties at Risk of Flooding from Climate Change

About 13 million people could be force to relocate from low-lying coastal areas if the worst climate change predictions come to pass, new research suggests.

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February Blows Away Global Heat Record

February 2016 was by far the warmest February, and the most anomalously warm month in the record book.

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From Brains to Brawn: How T. Rex Became King of the Dinosaurs

The skull of a horse-size dinosaur, a distant relative of the colossal Tyrannosaurus rex, suggests that braininess was behind the beast's rise to dominance millions of years ago.

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Photos: Brainy, Horse-Size Tyrannosaur Discovered in Uzbekistan

A horse-size relative of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex may not be big, but it has a surprisingly advanced brain, a new study finds.

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Irrational Partying: Happy Pi Day!

Today, March 14, is the math lover's celebration of everyone's favorite irrational number, pi. Here's what's so special about the neverending irrational number and ways to celebrate.

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Toad-Eating Spider Named for Famed Physicist

A spindly toad-eating spider that creates vibrational waves on the water's surface in order to navigate and capture prey has been discovered in Brisbane, Australia, scientists announced at the World Science Festival last week.

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Trump's Broken Speech Appeals to the Masses

Donald Trump, the current front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, may use language to bolster his outsider image, scientists say.

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Species Success Stories: 10 Animals Back from the Brink

Conservation efforts can make a big difference for threatened and endangered species around the world — from bald eagles to sea turtles — as seen in these species that are slowly making a comeback from the brink of near-extinction.

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Northern Lights Illuminate European Sky

City lights weren't the only thing visible from space on March 7. A NASA satellite caught a glimpse of the spectacular phenomenon from above as stargazers across northern Europe viewed the brilliant shades of green and pink in their backyards.

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Relax, Beached 'Sea Monster' Just a Whale's Head

A suspected "sea monster" that washed ashore in Mexico is likely just a portion of a sperm whale's head.

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Risk of Zika Infection Is Low at High Altitudes, CDC Says

Pregnant women may not need to avoid travel to all areas where the Zika virus is spreading — health officials say that, in high elevations, there is a low risk of becoming infected with the virus.

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Real-Life 'Death Star' Continues to Destroy Alien Worlds

The real-life "Death Star" that astronomers recently caught in the act of destroying a planetary building block is continuing to disintegrate orbiting objects. This finding could shed light on how dead stars rip apart their planetary systems.

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Pluto's Mountains Capped by Methane Ice (Photo)

Frozen methane caps the tallest peaks in a 260-mile-long (420 kilometers) mountain range in the southeastern part of Pluto's Cthulhu region, a dark-red area bigger than the state of Alaska, a newly released photo shows.

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13 Bald Eagles May Have Been Poisoned: Reward Offered

The 13 bald eagles found dead last last month did not die of natural causes, a new necropsy has revealed.

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Ahoy, Mateys! Downed Ships Reveal Hurricane History

Tree-ring data from downed shipwrecks in the Caribbean have revealed a historical low in hurricane activity caused by reduced sunspot activity.

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Underground Ants Regrew Brain Parts to See the Light

Around 18 million years ago, subterranean army ants returned to the surface and regrew the parts of their brains related to vision.

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Why Do Uterus Transplants Fail?

The first transplanted uterus in the United States has been removed just weeks after the procedure. So what makes uterus transplants so challenging, and why might they fail?

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Fastest Rise in CO2 Levels Seen in 2015

The annual CO2 growth rate rose more in 2015 than scientists have ever seen in a single year.

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Maria Sharapova's Failed Doping Test: What Is Meldonium?

Tennis star Maria Sharapova has been provisionally suspended from competition after testing positive for the recently banned drug meldonium. But what exactly does this drug do, and can it really enhance athletic performance?

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OMG Mom: The Tech Rules Kids Wish Their Parents Would Follow

When it comes to technology use, children with their parents were more present, less hypocritical and more willing to trust them, new research finds.

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New Anti-Snore Patch Targets the Science of Sound Waves

A new anti-snore gadget could help you turn down the volume of your partner's snoring and turn up the quality of your beauty sleep.

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Facts About Vipers

Vipers are found all over the world. This family of snakes include rattlesnakes, copperheads, adders and cottonmouths.

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Sepsis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Sepsis is the body's overreaction to infection. It can cause tissue damage, organ failure and death.

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Human Trials of Zika Vaccine May Begin This Fall

The first vaccine trials against the Zika virus will likely start this fall, federal health officials announced today (March 10).

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Ancient Dust Found in Meteorites Came from Exploding Stars

Dust particles trapped in meteoric material on Earth were spewed out by stars that exploded long before the formation of the sun.

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Last Surviving Copy of Handwritten Shakespeare Play Goes on Display

The last remaining manuscript thought to have been written by William Shakespeare himself is on display at the Folger Shakesepare Library.

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Stunning New 'Drowned Apostles' Discovered on Seafloor

A series of underwater sea stacks, dubbed the Drowned Apostles, has been unearthed off the coastline of Victoria, in Australia.

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Plastic-Munching Bacteria Can Make Trash Biodegradable

A durable plastic called PET is considered a major environmental hazard because it's highly resistant to breakdown. But researchers have found a potential new match for this hardy plastic: a newly discovered microbe that's astonishingly good at eating it.

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In Photos: 'Drowned Apostles' Reveal Their Secrets Beneath the Waves

A series of underwater sea stacks, dubbed the Drowned Apostles, has been unearthed off the coastline of Victoria, in Australia.

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New Zika Study Finds Grave Outcomes for Some Pregnant Women

Some pregnant women with Zika virus tend not to fare well, and neither do their fetuses, a new study finds.

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Scientists Discover 'Drowned Apostles' – Sea Stacks Off Australia | Video

As coastlines erode, orphaned ‘sea stacks’ may be left offshore, for example: Australia’s ‘Twelve Apostles’ – eight of which still stand. Now, a series of five limestone spires has been discovered buried deep below the water’s surface.

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Averting an Acid Apocalypse: The Toxic Legacy of Kawah Ijen (Op-Ed)

What's scarier than an acid lake? An acid lake sitting above a volcano.

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Tour South Africa's Majestic Mountains and Wildlife with Google Maps

Street View goes off the street with views of Kruger National Park and Table Mountain in South Africa.

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'Ultraprocessed' Foods Make Up More Than Half of Americans' Diets

Ultraprocessed and extra-sugary foods make up a majority of Americans' daily diet.

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World's Fastest Moving Fault Took a U-Turn Eons Ago

The world's fastest moving fault lies beneath New Zealand, and has taken a dramatic U-turn over the last 65 million years, new research suggests.

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Birth Date May Influence Child's Risk for ADHD Diagnosis

A child's birth date could play a role in determining which kids will be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and subsequently put on medication.

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Kids Are Eating Nuts, Despite Rise in Allergies

About one-third of U.S. children and teens eat nuts on any given day, mostly in the form of seeds and nut butters, according to a new government report.

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Snowscapes Show Wonder of Animals in Winter (Photos)

These animals are using their last chance to play in the snow before spring.

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Ripe Old Age: SeaWorld's Killer Whale Tilikum Near Death at 35

The killer whale named Tilikum, who made headlines after killing his trainer at SeaWorld in 2010, has a respiratory infection that may ultimately take the orca's life, at age 35. But compared with its counterparts in the wild, the aquarium showstopper has

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Expert Voices - Wildlife Conservation Society

WCS began with the founding of the New York Zoological Society in 1895 with a vision to save North American wildlife and connect people to nature via the Bronx Zoo.

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Zika Virus Linked with Man's Brain Infection, Coma

An elderly French man who caught the Zika virus while on vacation developed a brain infection that put him in a temporary coma, according to a new report of the case.

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No Laughs: New Technique Helps Ticklish Patients

For ticklish people, a routine doctor's exam can lead to lots of squirming and giggling, but now, doctors in England may have come up with an innovative solution to this problem.

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Not Endangered, Yellowstone Grizzlies Still Not Ready for Hunting (Op-Ed)

Why it's too soon to green-light grizzly bear hunts in Yellowstone.

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Brain Scans Show How Alzheimer's Emerges

For the first time, scientists have used brain scans to track the development of Alzheimer's disease in adults with no symptoms.

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First Uterus Transplant in US Has Failed Due to Complications

The woman who received the first uterus transplant in the United States experienced a sudden complication recently, forcing doctors to remove the transplanted organ, according to a statement released today from the Cleveland Clinic.

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Can Microwaves Kill 'Zombie' Potholes, Once and For All?

Some potholes are like zombies – they never die.

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The Carbon-Fiber Future: It's About More Than Speed (Op-Ed)

What's under the hood of the world's most advanced automobiles? Carbon composites.

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Ancient Roman Tavern Found Littered with Patrons' Drinking Bowls

One of France's earliest-known Roman taverns is still littered with drinking bowls and animal bones, even though more than 2,000 years have passed since it served patrons, a new archaeological study finds.

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Photos: Ancient Roman Tavern Served Wine, Fish and Flatbread

During its heyday, a tavern in Roman France served wine, fish, meat and flatbread to hungry patrons, a new study finds.

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Nom Nom! Paleo Diet Helped Humans Evolve Speech

Scientists who forced volunteers to chew raw goat flesh (yes, chew) have found that such meat-gnawing likely caused human teeth and jaws to shrink throughout our evolutionary history.

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Total Solar Eclipse Wows Skywatchers Across Indonesia, Pacific Region

The moon completely blotted out the sun Tuesday for observers in a 90-mile-wide (145 kilometers) strip of land and sea that stretched east across Sumatra, Borneo and other islands, all the way to an empty patch of the Pacific northeast of Hawaii.

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Google's Artificial Intelligence Trounces World Go Champ in 1st Match

An artificial intelligence system developed by Google has trounced a world champion Go player in the first of five planned matches.

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Real-Life 'Zootopia': Mongooses and Warthogs Are Unlikely Pals

Visitors to Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park have observed wild pigs seeking out mongooses and lying down near them, allowing the nimble-fingered groomers to comb through the warthogs' skin and fur for ticks.

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New 'LightningStrike' Plane Will Take Off, Hover & Land Vertically

An unmanned aircraft that can take off, hover and land vertically could be closer to reality, as part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program to develop these futuristic flying machines.

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a very common brain condition marked by damage to the brain caused by an outside force.

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Solar Eclipses and Thailand's Kings: A Curious History

At least twice in Thai history, the science of eclipses has played a curious part in the affairs of kings.

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Brain Implants Help Monkey Drive Wheelchair With Mind | Video

To train two rhesus macaques, a control system navigated the wheelchair system (passive navigation) to a food reward. Both monkeys successfully acquired the ability to navigate themselves to the reward after they were conditioned.

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Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 Occurs Today: What to Expect

Here's what to expect if you're planning to observe the March 8 solar eclipse, either via webcast or live in the sky. And watch out for a few other celestial events happening this week, too.

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Shades of Luke Skywalker? Bionic Fingertip Lets Amputee Feel Textures

Using a bionic fingertip, an amputee for the first time has been able to feel rough and smooth textures in real-time, as though the fingertip were naturally connected to his hand.

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Monkeys Move Wheelchairs Using Just Their Thoughts

Two rhesus macaques with hundreds of electrodes implanted in their brains have controlled a motorized wheelchair using only their thoughts.

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Weird Boneless Animal Rips Itself New Mouth at Every Meal

When it comes to genuinely cringe-inducing feeding adaptations, you'd be hard-pressed to find an example more hard-core than the hydra, which rips itself a new mouth at every feeding time.

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Beware Herbal Meds: Understudied Drugs Pose Risks, Docs Say

Herbal medications are marketed as natural, but aren't necessarily safe, experts warn.

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Tiny Tentacled Creature Rips Itself Open To Eat Prey | Video

Hydra vulgaris capture and sting their prey with tentacles, but must sever their own cells to devour it. Scientists genetically engineered Hydra cells to color code two tissue layers in order to see the process in action.

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Apple vs. FBI: What's Really Going On?

Apple is embroiled in a battle with the FBI over an iPhone that was used by one of the shooters involved in the December attack that killed 14 and wounded 22 in San Bernardino, California. Here's what you need to know about Apple's fight with the FBI.

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Expect Downpours and Flooding As World Warms

Torrential downpours are becoming more common, and a new analysis warns that trend will continue.

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Health Apps May Share Your Data, Study Finds

Some health apps may share your medical information without you knowing it, a new study finds.

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New Test Identifies Kids at High Risk for Ongoing Concussion Symptoms

Doctors may have a new way to predict if a child will experience ongoing symptoms.

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Anglo-Saxon Island Discovered in England

What is now dry land was once a marsh surrounding a busy Anglo-Saxon settlement. Among the tantalizing discoveries there were 16 silver writing styluses and a tablet that may have been a coffin plaque for a long-ago resident.

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In Photos: Anglo-Saxon Island Settlement Discovered

After a metal detector hobbyist turned up a writing stylus in a rural region in England, archaeologists took a closer look, revealing multiple signs of literate and domestic life. Surveys showed the area was once an island at the time it was settled.

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Ghostly Octopod Haunts Deep-Sea Exploration Mission

The recent deep-sea sighting of a highly unusual bluish-white octopod moved one of the mission scientists to paraphrase a Taylor Swift song, saying, "I have never, like, ever, seen that one."

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Confederate Blockade-Runner Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina

A shipwreck dating to the American Civil War — likely that of a Confederate blockade-runner — was discovered off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology.

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A 35-Inch Waist and Your Health: What's the Link?

Is it really unhealthy to have a waist size larger than 35 inches?

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The Experimenters: Temple Grandin on the Autistic Brain

An insider look into the mind of scientist, and voice for autism awareness, Temple Grandin.

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Man's Routine Dental Procedure Causes Life-Threatening Infection

A rare and potentially life-threatening liver infection developed in a Pennsylvania man after a routine dental exam, a new report says.

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Inhaled 'Poppers' Can Lead to Vision Problems

A "feel-good" drug may actually mess up people's vision, a new report says.

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Mysterious 'Area 6' Landing Strip in Nevada Desert Baffles Experts

A mysterious landing strip in the remote Nevada Desert could be home to spy plane testing, security experts speculate.

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'Overdosing' on Exercise May Be Toxic to the Heart

Slackers, rejoice! You knew you were right about exercise all along, didn't you?

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A Demon Ate the Sun: How Solar Eclipses Inspired Superstition

Total solar eclipses — when the moon's shadow blocks the sun completely — are rare and spectacular events, highly anticipated by astronomers, astrophotographers and casual spectators alike. But it wasn't always that way.

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Do Computer Coding Toys for Kids Really Work?

The market has been flooded with newfangled coding apps and toys, but are they useful, and can they take the place of school computer science training?

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The Best Coding Toys for Kids

From programmable robots to pocket-sized computers, there are a plethora of tools out there for kids to learn the basics of programming.

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'Unbelievable Event': Uterus Transplanted in a First for US

A new procedure gives hope to women with uterine factor infertility.

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This Week's Total Solar Eclipse: Science of the Celestial Event

This week, a total solar eclipse will put on a dramatic celestial show, darkening the skies over Southeast Asia in what will be the only total eclipse of the sun this year.

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Donated Uterus Transplanted Into Patient | Animation

Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio performed the nation's first-ever uterus transplant on Feb. 24th, 2016. The procedure took 9 hours. The uterus donor was deceased.

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New ‘Ghost-Like' Octopod - Scientists: 'Never Seen Anything Like This' | Video

At 4,290 meters depth (14,075 ft.) the first operational dive of the Okeanos Explorer ROV discovered this incirrate (finless) low-musculature octopus-like creature, which lacks the usual pigment cells (chromatophores).

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New Piece Added to World's Oldest Jigsaw Puzzle

A fragment has been pieced together with thousands of other marble fragments to make up a 2,200-year-old map of Rome.

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Mars' Mysterious Moon Phobos Revealed in New Photo

This eerie portrait of Mars' moon Phobos in ultraviolet light was snapped by the NASA orbiter MAVEN as their orbits crossed paths.

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Can You Outrun a Supervolcano? Maybe, Study Finds

Can you outrun a supervolcano? New evidence from an ancient eruption suggests the answer is a surprising yes, at least for some of the best athletes. And if you have a car, you're golden as well.

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Aaaaaaah, Really? You Would Die If You Didn't Sigh

People actually sigh once every five minutes, researchers found. But these audible exhalations don't necessarily signal tiredness or exasperation. Rather, physiological sighs are vital to keeping the lungs functioning properly.

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March 2016 Solar Eclipse - Mostly Out To Sea | Video

Always wanted to go to Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, New Guinea? Get there by March 9th (local time) to watch the moon pass directly in from of the Sun, casting a deep twilight across the blue Pacific skies.

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Surfers Invent Floating Trash Bin to Clean Up World's Oceans

Two Australian surfers are trying to tackle the planet's water pollution problem head-on, by developing a device that functions as an automated floating trash bin for the world's oceans.

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Zika Virus May Infect, Kill Neural Stem Cells

The Zika virus may infect and kill a type of brain cell that is crucial for brain development.

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Zika Virus: Microcephaly May Be 'Tip of the Iceberg' for Infant Problems

Pregnant women who become infected with Zika virus may be at risk not only for having a child with microcephaly, but also other serious problems in the fetus.

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Ancient Lizards' Skin Preserved in Rare Amber-Encased Fossils

Amber-imprisoned lizards from Southeast Asia that date back 99 million years ago make up the oldest assemblage of tropical lizards ever found in amber.

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‘Dragons In Amber’ 3D Scanned – 99-MY-Old Lizards | Video

Specimens of Gekkota, Lacertoidea, Squamata, Stem Chamaeleonidae, and Agamidae have been exquisitely preserved in fossilized plant resin. CT scans reveal organs (including tongues), skeletons and skulls. 

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The Brain Science Behind Raising the Tobacco Buying Age to 21

San Francisco's new tobacco law — that people must be at least 21 years old to purchase tobacco products — could help improve the health and prevent addiction in a new generation of people, health officials said.

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Trump's 'Big Hands'? What Science Says About Men's Anatomy

Does size matter … for president?

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In Photos: Amber Preserves Cretaceous Lizards

Astonishingly well-preserved Cretaceous lizards caught in amber include specimens with intact skin, visible skin pigment, and soft tissues — and in one case, a lolling tongue.

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Nonhuman 'Hands' Found in Prehistoric Rock Art

The roughly 8,000-year-old "hands" painted on a rock wall in the Sahara Desert aren't human at all, as researchers originally thought, but are actually stencils of the "hands" or forefeet, of the desert monitor lizard, a new study finds.

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DARPA Funds New X-Plane With Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System | Animation

Aurora Flight Science's 'LightningStrike' experimental plane features will include: Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL), hover and high-speed ford-flight and will be powered by distributed hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fans.

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Here's Why It's So Hard to Maintain Weight Loss

To maintain weight loss, you are essentially fighting a system that's wired to re-gain lost pounds.

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Farthest Galaxy Yet Smashes Cosmic Distance Record

The Hubble Space Telescope has calculated the distance to the most far-out galaxy ever measured — GN-z11 — providing scientists with a look deep into the history of the universe.

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Ancient Burial Ground with 100 Tombs Found Near Biblical Bethlehem

Located on a hillside, the burial ground dates as far back as 4,000 years and was likely the necropolis for a wealthy nearby settlement. Inside some of the tombs, archaeologists found human remains as well as weaponry, such as bronze daggers and an ax.

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In Photos: Ancient Burial Ground Uncovered Near Bethlehem

Photos reveal a 4,000-year-old necropolis near the biblical town of Bethlehem in the West Bank where more than 100 tombs once existed. The burial ground was likely for a wealthy settlement, archaeologists say.

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Obesity's Toll: 11 Million Doctor's Visits Yearly

American adults may make 11 million visits to the doctor in a single year because of obesity, according to a new government report.

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Another Coffee Perk? Reduced Risk of MS

More good news for coffee lovers.

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Psychosis Plus Pot Could Mean More Hospital Time

People with psychiatric disorders who also use marijuana may spend more time in the hospital for their conditions, a new study from England suggests.

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US Government Invites Hackers to 'Hack the Pentagon'

The Pentagon is about to pay hackers to break into government security systems.

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Tiny Molecules Could Solve Problems Supercomputers Take Lifetimes to Crack

Biological molecules could be used to solve intractable problems that traditional computers can't crack, new research suggests.

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Tornado Clusters Becoming More Deadly And More Common

Damaging, deadly tornado clusters are becoming more common, a new study finds.

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The Science of Weight Loss

Want to lose weight? Here's the best science on how to do it.

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Doesn't Make Scents? Snakebite Causes Man to Lose Ability to Smell

After a brief encounter with a poisonous snake, a man lost his sense of smell.

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Did Angry Gods Drive Humanity's Expansion? (Op-Ed)

For the bulk of our evolutionary history, human groups were small, tightly knit communities. Only quite recently, some human groups started evolving into the large-scale societies.

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Can Drug Trips Be Religious? Rabbis Take 'Shrooms for Science

A new study is calling for spiritual leaders from the world's major religions to take a "trip," in the name of science, of course.

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Plane Debris Could Be from Doomed Malaysian Airlines Flight 370

A piece of a Boeing 777 plane found on the coast of Mozambique this past weekend could be part of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370, news sources report.

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Vint Cerf: Do Not Fear Failure, The Lessons are Important (Op-Ed)

Failure is an option, argues Vint Cerf in this Space.com exclusive. Sometimes, "failure" is just a word that closed-minded people use when something challenges their beliefs.

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Not So Fast: Discovery of Radio Burst Source May Be Flawed

A paper published Feb. 24 claiming to have located the source of a mysterious type of energetic radio burst may have a fatal flaw, some scientists say.

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Mistaken Dengue Diagnoses Hamper Treatment, Prediction

People infected with the chikungunya virus may be misdiagnosed as having dengue, which could lead researchers to misunderstand the true prevalence of these infections.

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There Be 'Baby Dragons'...Ready to Hatch in Slovenian Cave

A bevy of blind baby "dragons" may soon hatch in a Slovenian cave.

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In Photos: Rare Birth of 'Baby Dragons' at Slovenia Cave

A female olm, whose bizarre looks have given it the nickname of dragon, has laid 55 eggs at Slovenia's Postojna Cave. Over the next few months biologists will wait to see if the eggs result in the hatching of lots of baby dragons.

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What the Deepest Spot in the Ocean Sounds Like

Though the Mariana Trench lies more than 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) below the water's surface, sounds of propeller ships, typhoons and whales can be heard in the deep ocean.

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Quieter Supersonic Jet Is on the Horizon with New NASA Program

A new passenger jet that can fly at supersonic speeds without the distinctive but earsplitting sonic "boom" generated when these superfast planes travel faster than the speed of sound is one step closer to getting in the air.

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How Speedy Beetles 'Ski' Across the Water

Using high-speed cameras, scientists revealed that waterlily beetles use their wings to skim across the surface of the water like tiny skiers.

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Vanishing Beetle Generates Gravity Waves | Slow-Motion Video

Waterlily beetles (Galerucella nymphaeae) move so fast, no human can see how they seem to disappear. Slowing down their disappearing act on video reveals they “water-ski", generating capillary gravity waves.

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Happy Events Can Spur 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

"Broken heart syndrome" can be triggered by devastating loss or stress. But negative emotions aren't the only trigger, a surprising new study finds.

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The Surprising Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone Who’s Lost Weight

Trying to help a friend keep weight off after a diet sounds like a good idea, but certain kinds of advice may actually have the opposite effect, a new study from Greece suggests.

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Beyond Invisibility: Engineering Light with Metamaterials

Thomas Vandervelde, Tufts University

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Microbial Manifesto: The Global Push to Understand the Microbiome (Kavli Roundtable)

To understand ourselves — and our world — we first need to understand all of the microbes around, and inside, us.

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No Peace In The Deep – Earth’s Oceans Are Noisy | Video

NOAA dropped a titanium-encased hydrophone 7 miles down into the Challenger Deep trough. Recording of dolphins, whales, propellers and an Earthquake made it a noisy place to be.

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Oldest Muslim Graves in France Discovered

Three medieval graves in southern France may hold the remains of three Muslim men, a new study finds.

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Cryptography Pioneers Snag the 'Nobel Prize of Computer Science'

Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman have won the Nonbel Prize of Computer Science for their efforts in encryption and secure communications.

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Popular Blood Pressure App 'Highly Inaccurate,' Study Says

A popular health app that claims to let people estimate their blood pressure using just their smartphone is "highly inaccurate," according to a new study.

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Alzheimer's Disease Onset Tracked By PET Scans | Video

New research led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, shows for the first time that PET scans can track the progressive stages of Alzheimer’s disease in cognitively normal adults. The scientists also obtained important clues abou

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7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, an island in western Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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Many Melanoma Patients May Have Few Moles

When you think of skin cancer, you may think of checking your moles. But a new study shows that people with few moles can still have the deadly skin cancer melanoma.

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Ancient Mini Kangaroos Had No Hop, They Scurried

Miniature kangaroos were short on bounce, but they outperformed their fanged kangaroo relatives, which lived alongside them and eventually went extinct.

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Mummified Sailor Found on Ghost Vessel

The naturally mummified body of German adventurer Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, was found by two fishermen who spotted a battered vessel in the Philippine Sea about 60 miles from Barabo.

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Jaw-Dropping: Extinct Sea Bear Chowed Down Like a Saber-Toothed Cat

A mysterious, carnivorous marine mammal that lived 23 million years ago clamped down on its mollusk dinner much like a saber-toothed tiger grasped its larger prey, scientists have found.

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Man Gets Rare Strain of HIV Despite Taking Antiviral Pills

In the first documented case of its kind, a man taking an effective antiviral medication still contracted a drug-resistant strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a new report finds.

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Essure Birth Control Controversy: 5 Things You Should Know

A permanent birth-control implant called Essure will need to be labeled with a stronger warning that lists potentially serious risks of the device, the Food and Drug Administration announced this week.

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How Much Ice Can Antarctica Afford to Lose?

A new paper finds large areas of Antarctic ice could lose their landlocked roots if as little as 5 to 13 percent of the shelves were to disappear.

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Hope for Overeaters? Feeling Full May Have a Chemical 'Switch'

Can an enzyme flip the switch on fullness?

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Sex Tied to Better Brain Power in Older Age

Getting busy might bring benefits for your brain.

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CrossFit for Kids? Experts Weigh the Benefits and Risks

Should kids be doing CrossFit?

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Why Did Ancient Europeans Just Disappear 14,500 Years Ago?

The ancient inhabitants of Europe were largely replaced by another population, possibly from farther south on the continent, toward the end of the last ice age, genetic data suggests.

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Unilever CEO: Why Sustainability Is No Longer a Choice (Op-Ed)

The planet is warming, and businesses must be a part of the fight to protect it, argues Unilever CEO Paul Polman.

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Genetics of the Unibrow Revealed

The genes for unibrows, bushy beards, full heads of hair and graying.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Is Kind of Right About Less Snow

Snow might not be as hard to come by as Leonardo DiCaprio suggested it was during his Oscar acceptance speech last night (Feb. 28), but climate trends do suggest that the actor is onto something, experts said.

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Google Self-Driving Car at Fault for Bus Crash

One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus last month, marking the first time a vehicle in the company's robotic fleet caused a collision, according to an accident report filed to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

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Hunt for Intelligent Aliens Should Focus on 'Transit Zone'

The hunt for signs of intelligent aliens should focus on the swath of sky from which it's possible to see Earth pass in front of the sun. Any extraterrestrials living in this region may have already spotted Earth and started sending us messages.

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Wild Jaguar In Arizona Captured On Video

The only wild jaguar known to be living in the United States was captured by remote sensor cameras outside of Tuscon, AZ. Conservation CATalyst and the Center for Biological Diversity have been monitoring the Santa Rita Mountains for the endang

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Watch a Swarm of Drone 'Lightning Bugs' Illuminate the Night Sky

A new generation of drones is pushing the boundaries of what autonomous flyers are capable of, a new TED talk reveals.

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Arizona's Only Jaguar Prowls a Difficult, But Hopeful, Path

The story of jaguars in Arizona is one of bloodshed, bad feeling and debate over the best way to conserve these big cats.

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Photos: Elusive Jaguars Take Center Stage

El Jefe is the only known jaguar in the United States, but these elusive cats also live in Brazil's Pantanal region. Here's a look at the stoic and beautiful big cats in the wild.

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Picture This: Surfer Freezes Breaking Waves in Stunning Shots

Chasing waves is a way of life for Sean Gravem. His images freeze waves in time, capturing water droplets before or after they turn to foam. Here's how he does it.

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Electrifying Drone Race Tests Pilots' Sky-High Skills

With the first round of the Drone Racing League's Level 1 race finished, eight pilots will compete for a spot in the finals.

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