Slime molds are gelatinous amoebae that are classified as protists, a taxonomic group. Slime molds,…
A newly published study found that astronauts going to Mars could have trouble sleeping, become…
Archaeologists have retrieved medicinal tablets from a 2000-year-old shipwreck, indicating that classical Mediterranean civilizations used…
Cockroaches feed on garbage and carrion, so anything that’s devouring a cockroach from the inside…
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array is providing scientists with greater sensitivity and imaging capability and…
Researchers have discovered an 8.6-meter (28-foot) long reptile with a massive skull and sharp teeth…
While using the 305-meter William E. Gordon Telescope at Arecibo, researchers discovered an outburst in…
Elephants need to consume a minimum of 100 liters (26 gallons) of water and 100…
A New Zealand researcher thinks that he has solved the riddle of a mysterious South…
New research indicates that leaf growth may not be as complicated as it seems. When…
When the Nopili goby (Sicyopterus stimpsoni) moves from salt water to fresh water, over the…
Scientists have shown, using imaging tests, that fructose can trigger brain changes that lead to…
By looking for a dip in the brightness as planets pass in front of their…
Over the holidays, NASA’s Curiosity rover returned new images of “Snake River” and is now…
When blowflies and flesh flies settle on dead animals, they aren’t just feasting on the…
A new Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 5011C, which astronomers now believe is a dwarf…
El Niño events are not as predictable as previously thought. According to new analyses of…
The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) Correlator, a large supercomputer that was built in Chile…