Once every spring, a few days after the full moon, corals of the great barrier reef release eggs and sperm simultaneously—a ...

The salamanders have become a pop culture phenomenon, and one named Maxolotl is at the Reptile and Amphibian House.

The brain pathway that causes hairy mammals like mice and dogs to shake themselves dry appears to have more to do with ...

A unique-looking deer was “spotted” in North Olmsted on Lorain Road, so Fox 8 News reached out to the Ohio Department of ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...

Colors evolved for survival, with animals using them for warnings and mating, and plants attracting pollinators.

Scientists have observed a type of cell division in a prehistoric unicellular organism that resembles the embryonic development seen in animal embryos, hinting that embryonic processes may have ...

From petrified forests to a fiery crater burning for 50+ years, these eight geological phenomena reveal Earth's mysterious forces.

Thawing Arctic permafrost releases stored greenhouse gases, transforming the region from a carbon sink to a net source of ...

To celebrate Science Week, we’ve put together a bumper list of 25 scientists based in Ireland who are innovating across STEM.

Cryptozoology is a field of knowledge devoted to searching for and studying animals whose existence is disputed or not proven by science. Such creatures are called cryptids. There’s also cryptobotany ...