New research shows that the Antarctic octopus is adapted to its cold climate, but could still benefit from warmer waters.

A new study suggests that creativity and abstract thought may be much older than modern humans.

According to new research, the dawn of the human influenced geological age may have begun with a rapid drop in greenhouse gasses.

A dwarf galaxy passing through part of the Milky Way may have touched off ripples, causing scientists to misread its size.

In the ongoing race for ‘the best place to look for life’ Enceladus got a huge boost this week.

A new technique for analyzing poorly preserved DNA offers hope for butter understanding history.

Thick clouds covering Venus have prevented all but specialized spacecraft from viewing the surface of our closest neighbor, but the new method could completely change how scientists observe the planet.

Scientists at Berkeley Lab break energy barrier by shooting high-powered laser into tube of plasma, all in the smallest particle accelerator ever made.

An unusual dwarf galaxy that orbits our own, could provide the first real evidence of mysterious dark matter.