Young ravens' brain power akin to that of adult apes (Pixabay) Ravens' intellectual abilities have long been touted, and now researchers have found [...]

Deep-sea microorganisms can withstand extreme heat Researchers have found evidence that microorganisms live in extremely hot sediment around 1,180 meters deep beneath the [...]

Study: Human activity endangering orcas (Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images) Necropsies on 53 orcas found dead in the northeastern Pacific Ocean over a [...]

Arctic sea ice declines to near-record low Scientists who monitor Arctic sea ice report that it has hit the second-lowest level on record [...]

Like all stars, our Sun is powered by the fusion of hydrogen into heavier elements. Nuclear fusion is not only what makes stars [...]

Study: Vaping increases lung disease risk Research published in JAMA Network Open found that current and past users of e-cigarettes are at greater risk than [...]

Mars may have once had massive floods The Curiosity rover may have found evidence of megafloods that occurred on Mars about 4 billion [...]

Curiosity shows its hard work with dust-covered selfie NASA has released an image of the Mars rover Curiosity covered in dust as it [...]

Scientists say they know how Blue Ring Nebula formed (NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Seibert (Carnegie Institution for Science)/K. Hoadley (Caltech)/GALEX Team) The Blue Ring Nebula, which [...]

Otters get by with a little help from their friends (Pixabay) Otters learn to survive by observing others in their social circles, a [...]