Biologists discover that more intense predation in the tropics can limit marine invasions

What makes a successful invasion? What keeps invaders out? Are some geographic locations more vulnerable to…

Elephants solve problems with personality

Just as humans have their own individual personalities, new research in the Journal of Comparative Psychology…

Optical tweezer technology tweaked to overcome dangers of heat

Three years ago, Arthur Ashkin won the Nobel Prize for inventing optical tweezers, which use light…

Historic heat wave blasts Northwest as wildfire risks soar

The Pacific Northwest sweltered Friday and braced for even hotter weather through the weekend as a…

Senate OKs bill to certify farm practices limiting emissions

The U.S. Senate has approved a measure intended to encourage greater use of farming and forestry…

Evidence on UFOs 'largely inconclusive': US intelligence report

A highly awaited US intelligence report on dozens of mysterious unidentified flying object sightings said most…

Amazon hydropower plant contributes significant greenhouse emissions: study

When climate researcher Dailson Bertassoli went to measure greenhouse gas emissions at the Belo Monte hydropower…

March of the elephants: China's rogue herd spotlights habitat loss

A mammoth trek across southern China by a herd of elephants that has captivated the world…

SpaceX's New Rocket Factory Is Making Its Texas Neighbors Mad

When SpaceX opened its rocket factory and launch pad in South Texas, few locals thought it…

NASA Completes Additional Tests to Diagnose Computer Problem on Hubble Space Telescope

NASA Completes Additional Tests to Diagnose Computer Problem on Hubble Space Telescope Click here…