Five Canoes Discovered Northwest of Rome Are the Oldest Boats Ever Found in the Mediterranean
The 7,000-year-old vessels offer evidence of advanced seafaring technology and an extensive regional trade network, a new study suggests
158 Cherry Blossom Trees Will Be Cut Down in D.C. in Effort to Withstand Sea-Level Rise
The National Park Service's restoration project will reconstruct a protective seawall and plant 274 new cherry blossoms when work is complete
Alaska's Frigid North Slope Was Once a Lush, Wet, Dinosaur Hotspot, Fossils Reveal
Conditions north of the Arctic Circle, where dinosaurs roamed in abundance during the mid-Cretaceous, were warmer than today, with rainfall comparable to “modern-day Miami”
Iceland Volcano Spews Lava in Fourth and Most Powerful Eruption in Three Months
Officials detected signs of an eruption only 40 minutes before fountains of lava burst from the ground
A History of Total Solar Eclipses Seen by Astronauts From Outer Space
Since the Gemini 12 mission in 1966, a handful of people have seen these stunning celestial events from orbit—or watched the moon’s shadow pass over Earth
Why Do Poison Dart Frogs 'Tap Dance' With Their Toes? Research Sheds Light on Feeding Time Footwork
Scientists observed frogs tapping their toes up to 500 times per minute when prey was present, suggesting the behavior is related to predation
The Largest Wildfire in Texas History Is Raging. Here's What You Need to Know
More than one million acres of land have been engulfed in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, placing it among the largest blazes to ever strike the U.S.
Boiling Tap Water Could Help Remove 80 Percent of Its Microplastics, Study Suggests
Minerals in some tap water can capture tiny plastic particles when the water is boiled, making them easier to filter away, according to a new study
A Serpentine 'Explosion' 125 Million Years Ago Primed Snakes for Rapid, Diverse Evolution
Researchers say an evolutionary "singularity" led to several small, quick changes in snake species, from legless bodies and flexible skulls to chemical-sensing abilities
Watch This Year's 'Dance Your PhD' Contest Winner, a Musical Celebration of Kangaroo Behavior
“Kangaroo Time” took home the competition’s overall prize, while interpretive dances on early life adversity, circadian rhythms and streambank erosion were also honored
Joro Spiders, Spreading in the Southeast, Can Survive Surprisingly Well in Cities
Unlike most spiders, the hustle and bustle of urban areas doesn’t seem to disturb the non-native Joros, a new study finds
Neanderthals Made a Special Glue to Engineer Grips for Stone Tools, Study Suggests
An analysis of forgotten museum artifacts reveals the oldest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe
See 15 Otherworldly Images From the Underwater Photographer of the Year Awards
A hunting monkey, 'kissing' scorpionfish and playful dolphins feature in just a few of the 130 striking photographs distinguished with honors in the competition
Giant Locust Swarms Could Expand to New Areas With Climate Change, Study Suggests
In the coming decades, erratic periods of rain and drought could create new hot spots for the ravenous grasshoppers in west India and west central Asia, threatening crops and food security
A 5,000-Pound Satellite Is Falling Back to Earth This Week—and Will Likely Land in the Ocean
The reentry of the satellite, called ERS-2, is part of an intentional effort by the European Space Agency to reduce orbital debris
The World's Oldest Wild Platypus Shocks Scientists at 24 Years of Age
The animal was tagged in 2000, when it was estimated to be about one year old, and re-discovered alive in the wild last year
Great Apes Love to Tease, Poke and Pester, Suggesting the Urge to Annoy Is Millions of Years Old
The desire to get a rise out of others is a 13-million-year-old trait humans and great apes share with a common ancestor, new research suggests
Stone Age Wall Discovered Beneath the Baltic Sea Helped Early Hunters Trap Reindeer
Made up of some 1,600 stones, the submerged “Blinkerwall” might be Europe's oldest known megastructure
See What Charles Darwin Kept in His 'Insanely Eclectic' Personal Library, Revealed for the First Time
On the English naturalist's 215th birthday, more than 9,000 titles from his expansive collection are now accessible online
Air Pollution Makes Flowers Smell Less Appealing to Pollinators, Study Suggests
Nocturnal hawk moths are less likely to visit primroses in air polluted by nitrate radicals, which break down important wild fragrances, researchers find
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