Following speculation that comets could have been alien spacecrafts, more and more experts in the field are convinced that ...

The Odyssey is the early favorite for Best Picture in a field of films competing for statuettes and/or box-office dollars in ...

The year's top paleontological wonders ranged from a 540-million-year-old penis worm to a decades-old rodent impression.

In 1957, a 300-foot craft landed quietly in Virginia. Out stepped a man in a metallic jumpsuit who simply said, “I need to see the president.” His name? Valiant Thor. He claimed to be from Venus—and ...

By studying the natural world, scientists find blueprints for innovations that can improve human lives—in the genes of a ...

TOKYO – Alligator weed, an invasive plant species native to South America, is spreading in rivers and lakes in Japan. The ...

The world still holds its secrets. Hidden under wet rocks, in the ocean’s twilight crevices, and in the minutiae of the ...

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...

A T. Rex missing link, a spike-fossil and a raptor still eating its dinner are just a few of the interesting dinosaur ...

Researchers have identified over 70 new species, from ancient dinosaurs to living mammals and insects preserved in amber ...

Federal authorities followed a trail of blood to discover a Bengal tiger cub in a dog crate, leading to charges against a ...

A federal judge has temporarily barred ICE from making arrests at immigration courts across Northern California.