Astronomers have spotted 14 burning-hot galaxies hurtling toward each other on an inevitable galactic collision course at the edge of the observable universe.
SoFi is a soft-bodied robot that glides silently through the water with a smooth, undulating motion designed to mimic the movements of real fish.
Billions of years ago, the Red Planet didn't look so different from our own blue-green world, scientists say.
If you thought praying mantises already look pretty cool, wait till you see them in these stunning shades.
Here’s a discovery that took college students and not NASA scientists to find: Hops — the flowers used to add a pleasant bitterness to beer — grow well in Martian soil.
Lionfish devour native species and compete with them for prey, while reproducing at a rate that has frustrated attempts at controlling their population.
The discovery could offer researchers a tantalizing new spot to sample our dusty, rusty neighbor.
For decades, scientists thought the toddler died nearly 500 years ago from smallpox. New research shows it carried hepatitis B.
John Young also walked on the moon and was the only astronaut to fly in the Gemini, Apollo and shuttle programs.
The vicious white nose disease that's wiping out bats seemed invincible. But scientists just discovered a weakness: UV light kills the fungus that causes it.
Ben Barres was a neuroscience pioneer. But he is beloved across academia for his tireless work to make science more inclusive.
The scientific start of winter offers a moment to reflect on how we might not be here to witness the changing seasons without Earth’s particular tilt toward the sun.
Only a computer program, newly invented, could have detected the exoplanet in Kepler's massive database.
The Alaska Earthquake Center records 80 to 100 earthquakes a day.
If the sky is clear, Alaskans can witness the Geminid meteor shower at its peak overnight Wednesday.
Scientists have discovered a flippered theropod dinosaur that appears to have spent much of its life in water.
Researchers think up to 300 eggs may be present, some buried under the exposed fossils.
Researchers have been enlisting tourists to help track and identify whale sharks, the largest fish in the sea.
"Bugs don't respect the limitations, the borders we've created," said entomologist Michelle Trautwein. Invertebrate roommates are "an inevitability of living on the planet."
Less than a half-dozen ichthyosaurs have been found in Alaska. One is located on a rocky hilltop a mile above Kennicott Glacier.
