A new handheld microscope lets scientists monitor coral health in real time, underwater, without harming reefs.

Antarctic research reveals how rare earth elements move underground through freeze-thaw cycles in desert environments.

Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean ...

Scientists discover cold-loving proteins called cryorhodopsins that could help control brain cells with light.

Scientists discovered that fig trees in Kenya can store carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate rocks inside their trunks and ...

Other studies have demonstrated that people commonly recognize small acts from anyone, like a kind word from a passerby, as ...

A Boston research team says that night vision equipment will greatly improve with a new heat sensor that is made from an ...

Emojis in text messages boost relationship satisfaction by making people feel emotionally heard and connected.

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.

New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

Micrometeorites raining down from space may have provided the perfect surfaces for the first primitive cells to form on Earth ...

Scientists examine how our brain's perception of time changes, altering the way it measures all of the moments that make up ...