DNA read from Florida lagoon water turned up 11 kinds of harmful algae, most at trace levels and often several at one site.

A UV probe used from up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) away found a translucent calcite layer over the 37,000-year-old charcoal ...

Dye tracing at South Dakota's Wind Cave revealed how surface water can reach underground lakes and aquifers within hours, ...

Collagen-eating microbes spread into oxygen-rich seas as animals diversified, and that shift may explain why Ediacaran fossils are so common.

Students who dropped their phones in a box before every lecture earned higher grades, and the phone ban helped struggling ...

Fossils found during construction in Oceanside, California, may belong to a giant hoofed mammal that lived 40 to 45 million ...

Video shows that a honey bee stinger works as a tiny, double-piston pump, with collapsing valves that keep pushing venom ...

Scientists created a record-breaking attosecond X-ray flash that could help reveal how electrons move inside atoms and ...

Advertising both eco-friendly ingredients and sustainable packaging can lower a product’s appeal among shoppers who care less ...

A study of 3.2 million Americans links residents’ openness to new experiences with earlier adoption of Airbnb, Uber, and ...

An afterschool program focused on replacing sugary drinks with water helped shift children’s BMI in a healthier direction ...

A singing study linked higher scores to expressive performances, rich voices, and the gentle pitch wobble called vibrato.