What happened to the giant volcano thought to have destroyed Atlantis? The answer may be the island of Santorini...all of it
And cleaning it up might take centuries
With a 24-foot wingspan, how did the prehistoric Pelagornis sandersi, the largest known flying bird of all time, manage to fly so well?
More than 95 percent of gas injected into the ground precipitated out as harmless carbonate, scientists calculate
The life and legacy of renowned Smithsonian illustrator Mary Vaux Walcott goes beyond the works that she created
Humans have been the dominant species for longer than thought
Bioluminescence evolved a whopping 27 separate times among finned fishes living in the open ocean
A new find hints that the short-statured hominins could have been living in Indonesia over a half a million years earlier than previous estimates
Researchers have decoded more writing on the 2,000-year-old Antikythera mechanism and found it may have an astrological purpose
Evidence is growing that deforestation causes disease outbreaks by changing animal carriers' behavior.
Sharing news of little wins for the environment fuels hope.
A new study suggests that trying to return habitats to a non human-impacted environment might not be realistic
The successful results pave the way for a future mission that could detect low-frequency gravity waves
Experts weigh in on what the detection of other life forms might mean to the human race
Biologists confirm the curious case of eels striking animals above the water's surface
Researchers aim to identify truly "water stressed" areas and help policy-makers better plan for the future
A new model finds that the health benefits of outdoor exercise can outweigh the hazards of air pollution.
Delightfully whimsical, the sculptures drive home the message that there’s a whole lot of trash washing ashore
It's hard to look, and hard to look away, at this unique, and medically valuable, collection of wax blisters, hives and sores
The device is so easy to use, researchers are asking for a “squidpop blitz” for World Oceans Day
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