While at Brown University in Providence, R.I., oceanographer Lily Dove studied the physics of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean with the help of some unusual, furry assistants: Antarctic seals. “They’re ...

Earth has experienced several ice ages. These can emerge almost overnight in films. Although dramatic, that timeline is truly ...

A key ocean current that warms Europe is weakening, which could lead to a big chill. Scientists are now discussing how we ...

New high-tech tools let scientists “tag” along with these red-footed seabirds to solve the mystery of how boobies spend their ...

Mammals are a diverse group of animals. They include about 6,600 known, living species. Many of them, including humans, cats ...

Meats were important, too. But throughout human evolution, fruits may have fueled much of the brain growth in our primate ...

As a food supplement, arginine might one day help cut tumor formation and the proliferation of viruses in the body, mouse ...

The largest solar telescope in the world captured swirling plasma structures on the sun’s surface. Take a look.

An event horizon is a boundary surrounding a black hole. Beyond this boundary, nothing — not matter, energy or any kind of information — can escape. A black hole is an ultradense object with extremely ...

Imagine seeing the world largely in shades of gray — and a little blurry, too. But this view extends so far around to the sides that you can even make out dim shapes and motion behind you; no need to ...

In both cases, one adult orca held a dead sharp-tail sunfish steady. A second then slammed into it with enough force to smash ...

Chocolate-chip sea stars are famous for the rows of dark, pointy bumps that cover each of their arms. The animals really look like they’re dotted with chocolate chips. But what’s inside their arms is ...