The new baryon “Xi-cc-plus” decays into other particles almost instantly, but its existence could paint a clearer picture on ...

Researchers exploring the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the Pacific have identified 24 previously unknown species of amphipods.

Exoplanet L98-59d, located far beyond our solar system, might not sound like someone’s dream destination. It likely has an ...

For decades, birdwatchers in Japan thought they were looking at the same little green songbird flitting through mountain forests on two far‑flung island chains. It took high‑tech DNA tests and careful ...

Gas giant Saturn has significantly extended its "who has the most moons in the Solar System" competition, with 11 more moons ...

We're going back to science class to ask: When did Earth’s crust start breaking apart and moving? Well, scientists say they ...

The latest clues hint at where pterosaurs — the first vertebrates to fly — came from, how they evolved, what they ate and more.

A team of biologists just discovered a new species of chiton, a marine mollusk that clings to rocks and feeds on algae. Acanthochitona feroxa is a spiky, armored sea creature that genetic analysis ...

The history of science and technology is marked by major breakthroughs — the theory of evolution, the splitting of the atom, ...

Deep inside a cave, scientists uncovered fossils from 16 species, including a newfound kākāpō ancestor that may have been ...

A robot named Adam was the first of its kind to do science. Adam mimicked a biologist. After coming up with questions to ask about yeast, the machine tested those questions inside a robotic laboratory ...

Researchers identified 24 new creatures and an entire superfamily of species in the Pacific, all while NOAA moves to ...