Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures ...

In 2032, a rare astronomical event may unfold, as asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with the Moon, resulting in a once-in-5,000 ...

The team of scientists has noticed that the imbalance of the heat trapped on the Earth’s surface is now double what it was ...

I n April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien ...

If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is hotter this time of year, you ...

The waters of the East Coast are no strangers to the presence of sharks, but a recent discovery has caught the attention of ...

Now, new light has been shed on the reason why three times more boys than girls are diagnosed with autism and ADHD.

Sometimes, "the universe comes to us," writes the European Space Agency — the third time now since 2017. What is it and are ...

Most storm chasers live for tornadoes. A few live for hailstorms. That is certainly true of the more than 50 weather ...

Scientists at Oregon State University are working to change people's minds about sharks--and are learning more about the health of the ocean in the process.

Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its closest point. Compared to its average distance of 93 ...

The survey revealed a narrow vertical shaft only 50 centimeters wide, leading to a hidden mortuary cave system. "Through a vertical shaft, only 50 centimeters wide, the looters reached a first level ...

Ever come home from the beach with a large, painful bug bite? Or perhaps several? The greenhead fly was probably to blame, and — unfortunately — they are out and about again for the summer season in ...

The new species has been found in two small isolated waterways in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, according to a study.

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the world were wiped out, disrupting the carbon cycle and ensuring that Earth re ...

By using a genetic technique developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that forces cells to rid themselves of mitochondria, researchers are gaining new insights into the function of these critical ...