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Habitat restoration and invasive species trapping have helped Kirtland's recover in its central Michigan home
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The inhabitants of Qesem Cave in Israel seem to have been saving bone marrow for a later date
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The award honors three scientists whose contributions led to the rechargeable battery that makes our modern world possible
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Half goes to cosmologist James Peebles for work on cosmic background and dark matter and half goes to the team that discovered the first exoplanet
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For #FatBearWeek2019, the furever fabulous 435 Holly reigns triumphant
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The ringed planet now takes Jupiter's title for the planet with the most moons
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Scientists estimate that there were 36,000 pups on Bogoslof Island this year—up from around 28,000 in 2015
The tool will help cross-country travelers in search of colorful leaves
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Three medical scientists will share the award for further explaining how the body responds to oxygen abundance
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It is believed that five adults lost their lives while trying to save a calf
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The research team also predicts increased trade going forward
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Antoine Yates, Ming’s owner, once said that the tiger was his ‘only friend, really’
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Analysis of data from the late, great Cassini spacecraft reveals the moon is spurting oxygen and nitrogen-bearing organic compounds into space
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Scans of a rare 360-million-year-old shark skeleton shows the beasts used hunting techniques similar to modern sharks and fish
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Because it is so difficult to weigh the huge marine mammals, whale body mass is often not included in studies
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A new study posits that tsunamis triggered by the Great Alaska Earthquake washed Cryptococcus gattii onto the shore
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About 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have been recorded in the lower reaches of the recovering river, including one that gave birth in August
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The September storm broke snowfall and temperature records across several states
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New research suggests primates possess 'theory of mind', an ability once thought to be unique to humans
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When adopting an aquatic lifestyle, cetaceans ditched genetic code related to sleep, DNA restoration and more
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