The juvenile Chinook salmon likely died from pressure changes as they swam through an old tunnel in the Iron Gate Dam, slated to be removed this year as part of a massive demolition project
The 1.4-million-year-old rocks may have belonged to Homo erectus, and they shed light on migrations of human ancestors, a new study suggests
The humble bird, which was employed until 1986, represents an important part of mining history
Scientists say a lack of Arctic sea ice due to climate change could have created a passageway for the mammal to travel from the Pacific Ocean
A lack of microbial diversity could eventually spell the end of cheeses like Camembert
Experts had suggested a new epoch started in the mid-20th century, but the recent vote demonstrates how tough it is to pinpoint when humans' impact on the planet began
The out-of-place bird prompted the hotel to put its famed fountain show on hold before biologists captured and moved the bird—one of the country's ten rarest—to better habitat
A new report finds that melting ice and rising sea levels could disturb radioactive contamination left over from American nuclear tests after World War II
Scientists have pinpointed a genetic change that might have led the ancestors of humans to lose their tails
Using new technologies, researchers revealed an enormous star dune in Morocco formed more quickly than thought, and it's on the move
The new findings could have implications for whether Europa's vast ocean contains the conditions necessary to support life
Scientists observed frogs tapping their toes up to 500 times per minute when prey was present, suggesting the behavior is related to predation
Photographers spotted the interaction in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Maui in 2022
In less than two minutes, the marine mammal attacked a juvenile white shark and ripped out its liver in an encounter off the coast of South Africa last year
Scientists have created a treatment that targets a toxin produced by cobras, mambas and kraits, laying the foundation for a future universal antivenom against snake bites, according to new research
More than one million acres of land have been engulfed in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, placing it among the largest blazes to ever strike the U.S.
The leak, which is at the end of a Russian service module, will not affect the upcoming launch of Crew-8 to the station
Minerals in some tap water can capture tiny plastic particles when the water is boiled, making them easier to filter away, according to a new study
The history-making spacecraft landed on its side, but it spent nearly a week sending data and images back from the moon—and engineers may try to make contact again after the lunar night is over
A Venetian merchant used the mathematical symbol while calculating the positions of planets between 1441 and 1450
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