Category Science

45 U.S. companies on list including IBM, Microsoft, Qualcomm and RTX; Chinese companies dominate the Top 10 and claim the highest number of active inventions globally Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 12,…

Scientists believe the Milky Way could be home to as many as 100 million stellar-mass black holes, but much about these giant celestial phenomena remains a mystery. Now, an astronomer…

The deepest dinosaur fossil on record was buried 2,615 meters (8,579 feet) below sea level in an offshore oil field near the Norwegian mainland. The bone forms part of the…

A point, a wave, a thumbs-up, or a nod of the head. Human communication is filled with nonverbal cues and gestures. Now, scientists have recorded semi-captive elephants intentionally adopting different…

This August 2025 is going to be full of celestial events. First up, in early August, the full Sturgeon Moon will illuminate the night, then the moon will pass near…

It’s safe to say that our existence wouldn’t be possible without molecules. Even beyond all the matter on Earth, molecules are what shaped the Universe into what it is today.…

Climate change is actually nothing new to our old planet. It has long driven the evolution of Earth’s flora and fauna and good thing, too: Without those major shifts, we…

A marine epidemic that has killed over 20 different species of sea stars from Alaska to Mexico — the largest ever documented — has been happening over the past decade.…

Regeneration is in the eye of the golden apple snail — literally. A study in the journal Nature Communications looks at the golden apple snail’s regenerative properties, specifically in its…

A genetic mystery in white sharks (formerly great white sharks) has stumped scientists for over 20 years. Between three major populations of the sharks, differences in mitochondrial DNA have raised…