Languages that evolve at high elevations are more likely to include a sound that's easier to make when the air is thinner, new research shows
One in three women has been the victim of domestic abuse.
Engineers and music experts in New Zealand tinkered with the concepts behind Thomas Edison's original phonograph to make a beer bottle sing
Bacteria sets up shop in squid to make it sparkle, and also might tell it when to go to sleep
The real-world buildings that may have inspired Superman's iconic office tower workplace
Before hatching, a baby turtle can deliberately move between warm and cool patches within its egg--a behavior that may help determine its gender
See how three scientists at Bell Laboratories in 1954 invented the silicon solar cell that became the model for converting sunlight into electricity today
Celebrated in Hawaii and in D.C., June 11 honors the unification of the Hawaiian islands
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Scientists figured the answers to this and other pressing questions once and for all
How founder and CEO Curt Jones is trying to keep the tiny ice cream beads from becoming a thing of the past
Beachgoers despise the stinging animals, but photographer Aaron Ansarov finds surreal beauty in them
Special patches of trees shield deer from harsh winter weather, but deer urine stimulates growth of competitive plants in those havens
NSA's PRISM, monitoring the internet, and the recent history of domestic surveillance
This week, learn about an alternative way to save energy, see the work of National History Day contestants and see nature like you've never seen it before
Emerging research indicates that low doses of the active chemical psilocybin, found in the fungi, can have positive psychiatric effects
A University of Florida engineer is building a squadron of hand-sized drones that he says will be able to gather data as they ride on hurricane winds
Since the last World Oceans Day, we've documented trash in the deep sea, sea snails with acid-weakened shells, high ocean temperatures and more
The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017
Designer and cartographer Kate McLean charts the sweet scents and pungent odors that fill a city's olfactory landscape
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