Researchers at Princeton University have succeeded in generating an electric current, albeit a tiny one, by exploiting our planet's rotation and magnetic field. This experimental feat validates a controversial idea that is almost 200 years old, opening up fas…

Scientists are trying to solve a decade-long mystery by determining the identity of anomalous signals detected from below ice in Antarctica.

Moms totally know this feeling.

Earth's history is marked by devastating mass extinctions, each one reshaping life as we know it. Now, experts warn that humanity may be triggering the next catastrophic event. The rate of species loss is accelerating, and the consequences could be dire.

Three newly-discovered species of deep sea 'spiders' farm methane-eating bacteria on their own bodies in a symbiosis quite unlike anything seen before.

GPS receivers were off by up to 230 feet during the worst solar storm in 20 years.

Scientists have developed a new technique for non-invasive brain imaging – and it involves shining light all the way through the head, from one side to the other.

A chilling discovery in the deep waters off the South Sandwich Islands reveals a strange, blood-sucking phenomenon. Parasites attach themselves to a rattail fish, feeding off its body in an eerie underwater dance.

That's a lot of standard candles.

"Unexpectedly abundant and diverse."

From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their reflected forms.

So far, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database includes the maximum size of some 85,200 marine species.

Last month, RPI researchers were the first to ever collect data during an underwater eruption on the Mid Ocean Ridge System.

The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with newborn starlight.

You'll need luck on your side to spot these shooting stars.

A new lizard, straight out of Tolkien's universe, has been discovered in a museum in Utah. And it is absolutely terrifying.

Dr. Gunther Kletetschka's radical new theory suggests time is multidimensional, offering a coherent mathematical framework.

A nova has been visible to the naked eye for several days now, and here's how to enjoy this unique spectacle.

Combine dahlias with these expert recommendations for a stunning summer garden

A collaborative team from Penn Medicine and Penn Engineering has uncovered the mathematical principles behind a 500-million-year-old protein network that determines whether foreign materials are recognized as friend or foe. How does your body tell the differe…

By tracing powerful radio signals back to  their host galaxies near the beginning of time, astrophysicists have pinpointed where the Universe's missing matter is hiding.

Clue: It is very, very fast.

Humans have brain regions known as the "action observation network (AON)." They fire up whenever our brain sees another person do something.