DR Congo park fetes birth of endangered gorilla species

A lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species, was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s famed…

Space telescope's 'golden eye' opens, last major hurdle

NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the…

Strong earthquake shakes remote area in western China

A strong overnight earthquake shook a sparsely populated area in western China early Saturday and forced…

Current marsh pollution has dramatic, negative effects on sea anemone's survival

Stationary marine organisms that don’t ply the ocean, but spend their lives rooted in one spot,…

Webb's primary mirror deployment has begun

Engineers have begun the final stage of Webb’s major structural deployments: the unfolding of its two…

Winter storm snarls travel, gives some schools the day off

A winter storm that had already blanketed parts of the South in snow moved into the…

Life in the 'dead' heart of Australia

A team of Australian and international scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New…

Case of African swine fever reported in northern Italy

A case of African swine fever has been detected in a wild boar in Italy, news…

Data confirm link between respiratory stress and fish reproduction

A consistent metabolic ratio found across 133 Chinese marine and freshwater fish species provides new evidence…

Nonequilibrium mechanism of bacterial flagellar motor switching revealed

In work published in Physical Review Letters, a research group led by Prof. Yuan Junhua and…