In 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed in dramatic fashion, twisting in the wind before it snapped and plunged into the water below. As wind ble...
Scientists from Princeton University and NASA have confirmed that 1,284 objects observed outside Earth's solar system by NASA's Kepler spacecr...
The leopard (Panthera pardus), one of the world's most iconic big cats, has lost as much as 75 percent of its historic range, according to a paper...
Rechargeable lithium air batteries are a next-generation technology: Theoretically they might be much lighter and offer better performance than curren...
The sex of many reptile species is set by temperature. New research reported in the journal GENETICS identifies the first gene associated with tempera...
Vultures. Cartoon characters in parched deserts often wish them to disappear, since circling vultures are a stereotypical harbinger of death. But, jok...
A new study examining wildfires in California found that human activity explains as much about their frequency and location as climate influences. The...
People who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have sleep problems a year and a half after being injured, according to a study published...
Forest scientists have found an unexpected 'silver lining' to the insect outbreaks that have ravaged millions of trees across western North Am...
Two-dimensional phosphane, a material known as phosphorene, has potential application as a material for semiconducting transistors in ever faster and ...