Too late to save the ivory-billed woodpecker, Arthur Allen changed science forever with his seemingly simple idea ...

The monarch set fashion trends during her time, and the flower holder became a sought-after accessory in Victorian society ...

Wildlife caretakers released the bird into the Southern Ocean after he'd put on some weight and regained his strength ...

Starring Saoirse Ronan as a young mother, the film celebrates Londoners' resilience in the face of an eight-month Nazi aerial ...

Scientists say just 200 grams of the material could capture 44 pounds of the greenhouse gas per year—the same as a large tree ...

Paleoanthropologists have learned a lot about Lucy, the world’s most famous hominin fossil, since she was discovered in 1974.

In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...

The insects participate in elaborate courtships, are devoted parents, occasionally eat each other and have a gregarious ...

Found in western Germany, the stone plaques feature etchings of fish trapped in grid-like nets, according to a new study ...

Following the 1990s discovery that Mars had once been a watery oasis in the solar system’s habitable zone, NASA devised a ...

Pig frogs are named for their low grunting sound, which sounds like a pig’s “oink.” They mostly call to attract female frogs, ...

Maurizio Cattelan’s perishable piece soared above the pre-auction estimate of $1.5 million and was the subject of an intense ...