Learn how octopus arms allow this creature to hunt swiftly, lift heavy objects and easily escape.

Learn more about the reclassification of the tallest terrestrial animal, including its implications for giraffe conservation.

Learn what cesium-137 is, how food can become radioactive, and what to do if you recently purchased shrimp.

Experts are finding the secrets to supporting life in outer space on our own planet – in the deep ocean. Learn why underwater ...

Learn how modern humans adapted to the Americas, possibly thanks to a Denisovan gene.

Learn more about the Eastern Massasauga, a rattlesnake from eastern North America — including the eastern Midwestern United ...

Learn more about early marine animal witness accounts that likely fed mermaid and other sea monster legends.

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental ...

We’re learning from our own deep space signals where to look for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Meet Akidostropheus oligos, a real aquatic reptile from North America that looked a lot like the legendary Nessie, only ...

Learn more about the handful of tooth fossils that complicate the history of humans in northeastern Ethiopia.

How do scientists know how old Earth is? Learn how experts have measured Earth's age, and why it is more difficult to ...