A piece of research news went practically unnoticed recently, except to the scientists in the field who saw it for what it is: an exciting development that could lead to sci-fi-like biosensors and ultra-efficient microelectronics.

 Researchers at the University of ...

The international ban on trading ivory could soon be lifted, if a new proposal goes through.

The eastern North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans set up a see-saw of weather conditions that affect how hurricanes form in both regions.

Can whales change color due to age, illness and/or stress? Marine biologist and noted whale expert Carrie Newell suspects they might. Since 1992, Newell has been documenting the comings and goings of gray whales at Depoe Bay, Oregon. A small ...

The world's largest atom smasher has just broken its own record, and it's just getting started.

Art experts find what they believe is the earliest signature of the master Raphael, hidden within a painting's arabesque decorations.

Cat fur could be effectively used as forensic evidence to solve criminal cases.

A technique to keep turbulence down in pipes could save money and could even be used to make vessels more fuel efficient and keep arteries clear.

A huge quantity of water has been discovered in craters at the north lunar pole, enough water to supply a large US city for three years. Also, there also appears to be evidence for a lunar "hydrosphere".

Tap an icon on the phone's screen to record city eyesores and then keep track of when fixes are made.

Monitoring the periodic twitches in North America's most dangerous fault has got to be a nerve-wracking occupation.

A proposed global ban on trading the fish failed today, leaving their future in jeopardy.

A few days ago, I was saddened by the news that we had lost ABE, the Autonomous Benthic Explorer, off the coast of Chile. For 15 years, ABE had plumbed the depths, literally and figuratively, for the Woods Hole Oceanographic ...

The flooding in North Dakota brings back one reporter's memories of a community determined to hold back the high waters.

Blasting humans into the unforgiving vacuum of space is cool and all, but do you really expect us to buy into it without snazzy poster art? NASA's thinking exactly.

Non-avian dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, and now researchers have proven that this die-off didn't happen over a long period of time. A detailed look at dinosaur bones, tracks and eggs located at 29 archaeological sites located in ...

The magical cloak featured in the Harry Potter series just took one step closer to reality.

The 2010 prognosis for honey bees doesn't look good, according to Jeff Pettis, Research Leader at the USDA Bee Lab. Although hard data won't be available until April, preliminary surveys of our nation's beekeepers suggest that at least as many ...

Wild horses appear to possess an instinctual response to Native American drumming, as evidenced by a recent event at Red Horse Nation.

If you get a message in Facebook saying that your password needs to be reset, don't do it. Virus-tainted spam targeting 400 million Facebook has run amok. You could be at risk for giving out personal information that could put ...