For the first time in decades, researchers have conducted an extensive exploration for deep-sea corals and sponges in submarine canyons（峡谷） off the no...
Seismologists（地震学家） have known for years that the Indo-Australian plate of Earth's crust is slowly breaking apart, but they saw it in action last ...
The most unambiguous（清楚的） data to date on the elusive（难懂的，易望的） 113th atomic element has been obtained by researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for A...
Humans' superior brain size in comparison to their chimpanzee cousins traces all the way back to the womb. That's according to a study reporte...
Imagine a clock that will keep perfect time forever, even after the heat-death of the universe. This is the "wow" factor behind a device kno...
Coyotes（土狼） living in cities don't ever stray from their mates, and stay with each other till death do them part, according to a new study. The fi...
What if you woke up every day to find that the closest grocery store had moved several miles farther away from your home? Over time, you would have to...
The idea that drinking red wine may provide health benefits -- or possibly even extend your life -- is an appealing（吸引人的） thought for many people. Now...
An international policy is needed for recycling scarce specialty metals that are critical in the production of consumer goods, according to Yale resea...
There is evidence that some microbial life had migrated from Earth's oceans to land by 2.75 billion years ago, though many scientists believe such...