Bigger bodies and wider beaks help birds like the bare-throated bellbird belt out calls louder than a jackhammer, but why ...

If you're one of those unfortunate souls who steps outside in shorts for thirty seconds and returns looking like a human ...

Talk about a big fracking pain: activities that involve injecting fluids into the ground — for hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking), geothermal energy projects or wastewater disposal — occasionally ...

The rain gods have an electrifying trick up their sleeves. Recent research reveals that when sliding water droplets pick up electrical charges, they transform into microscopic arc welders capable of ...

The human brain is built to hear voices. Speaking connects us to other people — and ourselves. What do our voices reveal about ourselves?

Microblazars — a miniature version of blazars — may be responsible for mysterious ultra-high-energy particles.

One theory points to a long-awaited supersymmetric particle called a ‘higgsino.’ But that idea has some issues.

A waterborne pathogen flourishes while toads shelter underground. The finding may help conservationists rethink how to ...

Scientists graded every river and stream in the contiguous United States, flagging specific repairs each one needs to support ...

A dead star’s wreckage may be the birthplace of a new planet. The existence of second-generation planets was predicted ...

Avian flu, overfishing, and a super El Niño have decimated Peru’s largest colony of Humboldt penguins. Scientists are holding ...

Uneven supernova explosions may explain the unusual mix of elements in Milky Way stars once thought to be evidence of ...