This is a lot for lovers of the night sky; there is only one little caveat. The six-planet alignment is happening before dawn ...

T he largest wildfire currently burning in the US is sweeping through Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, scorching more ...

However, those who claim to have seen Nessie rarely report hoops or even humps. In fact, only 1.5 percent of Nessie reports ...

These can range from the interesting (such as the donut-shaped rock which may not be from the planet) to the silly (hello, ...

A mid its towering ice sheets, Antarctica conceals a fiery secret, a landscape dotted with volcanoes. Most remain dormant, ...

It’s common for areas of open water to appear within sea ice, to the extent that the phenomenon has a name: a polynya.

Classical physics taught that light waves pass through each other unaffected, but quantum mechanics couldn’t resist the ...

Gaps in the forest canopy caused by logging roads have isolated species, but these eye-wateringly high bridges provide a solution.

If you were to go strolling at night in the right part of New Zealand, you just might be blessed by a visit from one of nature’s most delectable-looking gastropods: the pickle s ...

A study has suggested that this motion of our star through the galaxy potentially takes us through regions of space that could affect our planet's climate. According to the study, the Solar System may ...

Okay, “penis worm” is underselling it. In fact, the Grand Canyon was something of a treasure trove of well-preserved fossils, with the team uncovering more than 1,500 Cambrian-era worms, crustaceans, ...

T he Wizard of Oz got a hat tip from scientists poking around in an ancient and underwater volcano chain in the Pacific Ocean, as they discovered what looked like a “yellow brick road”. The natural ...