Scientists have only four known tardigrade fossils, which preserve insights into how the hardy critters evolved their hibernation-like superpower of cryptobiosis
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Tonight’s full moon will be bigger and brighter than usual, and it’s the third of four full moons this summer
In a year-long trial, people who received a daily injection of liraglutide showed an 18 percent lower cognitive decline than people who received a placebo
Metal isotopes delivered to Earth by the asteroid reveal it's consistent with space rocks formed in the outer solar system
Ocelots were federally listed as endangered in 1972, and their current U.S. population is thought to be fewer than 100 individuals
Since appearing on Manhattan in 2011, the species has become one of the island's most dominant ants, and scientists formally identified it this year
Researchers think they've solved the mystery of the monument's Altar Stone, which could have traveled all the way from Scotland
A new virus strain has been spreading primarily the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as nearby countries that had previously not reported mpox cases
The water is enough to cover the Martian surface in a mile-deep ocean, but it's beyond the reach of drills for now, according to researchers
The mega iceberg A23a is destined to melt after breaking free from Antarctica in 1986, but this pause in its journey is delaying its fate, experts say
The enormous fossil belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a larger relative of the woolly mammoth
Mountaineers who perished on the world's highest peak have become landmarks for the living, though recovery crews have made risky expeditions to remove some of the corpses
Healthy people who consumed 30 grams of the sweetener erythritol had an increased risk of blood clot formation, while people who consumed the same amount of glucose did not
One researcher thinks the V-shaped markings engraved into a pillar thousands of years ago may represent the days of the year
One day after the FDA declined to approve the psychedelic for medical use, a journal retracted three studies of MDMA-assisted therapy due to unethical conduct by researchers
Following the break-up of an ancient supercontinent, waves propagated through the hot, rocky layer beneath the planet's brittle crust and reshaped its surface over millions of years
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The record-setting rock samples will provide insight into the chemical processes that may have kick-started life on our planet
Changing water levels and erosion from waves may have contributed to the collapse in the popular Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
NEOWISE, which looked for potentially hazardous objects in the solar system, received its last command on Thursday and will burn up when it re-enters Earth's atmosphere
Arborists didn't know if the historic tree would survive, but they've been working to give it the best possible odds
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