Unlike fussy animal tissue, fungi are easy to grow and thrive in tough conditions, making them ideal for powering biohybrid machines.
A dolphin who may be behind a series of attacks on Japanese swimmers could simply be looking for some TLC.
Polaris Dawn, funded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, will feature a number of firsts, including the first spacewalk conducted by private astronauts.
It's unclear if residents living in the shadows of the Giza pyramids suffered health effects, but the finding offers a glimpse into how they lived.
It’s potential evidence of some of the earliest European recreational cocaine use.
There's no evidence that the collapse is linked to the recent volcanic eruptions that have rocked parts of Iceland in recent months.
These bird species haven't been seen in over 10 years. They may not be extinct—just lost.
The volcanic craters have erupted repeatedly since December, after lying dormant for 2,500 years.
The tiny, omnipresent pieces of plastic are linked to a wide array of health problems in humans and animals.
Developed at Oxford, the cells are just 1 micron thick, but they match conventional materials in efficiency.
Coastlines are washing away, but a surprising technique could make grains of sand stick together and prevent erosion.
The whales control the size and depth of the nets, as well as the spacing between bubbles, which researchers argue meets the definition of tool use.
The dino had a protruding “eyebrow” on the postorbital facial bone, which could mean the creature had a facial horn.
AstroForge's mission of landing on and mining asteroids has hit some snags, including technical difficulties during their first launch.
Polaris is speckled and a whopping 46 times wider than the Sun, a new study finds.
The sudden shift in water temperature is puzzling scientists.
The microscopic diamonds spin a billion times per minute and could help reveal the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity.
The rock art is in a region of Colombia that was off-limits to researchers for decades due to political instability.
The young man and woman may have lived for hours after the devastating eruption.
The fungus ruining Cavendish banana crops is evolutionarily distinct from a similar disease that famously killed off the Gros Michel bananas.
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