Earth’s oceans are heating up. But since the 19th century, one patch in the North Atlantic has cooled by about 1 degree ...

Humans could learn from chimpanzees and bonobos. When things get tense, these apes turn to group members for hugs, touches ...

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

Studying this paradox eventually led scientists to a deeper understanding of cancer biology. A paradox is when a scenario ...

Electric charge can change the temperature at which water freezes. Most people know what happens at 0º Celsius (or 32 º Fahrenheit): Water freezes. When the temperature outside is below freezing, for ...

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

Like the three-banded armadillo, this device can roll up to shield its innards, such as sensitive electronics and a small ...

In the second The Lord of the Rings movie, The Two Towers, an army of treelike creatures called Ents slowly marches to war. They walk for miles through thick, dark forests. Once they arrive at Saruman ...

Bite marks on a 2-million-year-old human jaw suggest leopards once hunted people as prey. People likely survived by learning to team up.

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

When Percy Lee has a bad day, he hangs out with his chinchilla, Rin. “She’s like emotional support for me,” says the 14-year-old. Percy, who lives near Kansas City, Kansas, and is the author’s nephew, ...