Science

The haunting, plaintive wail of New Guinean singing dogs once resounded throughout the island’s lush mountains and valleys. Today, with the wild population thought to have gone extinct decades ago, the songs of these secretive canines—close cousins of the Australian dingo—are heard only by zoogoers. But a new study suggests […]

September’s full moon sets the stage for a Halloween blue moon.

There’s a strange sphere of mass at the outer reaches of solar space.

For decades, spelunkers have flocked to the flooded caverns of the Czech Republic’s Hranice Abyss, which stretches farther below ground than any other freshwater cave system. Now, a scientific campaign to the cave has revealed it is 1 kilometer deep, more than twice as deep as previously thought. The researchers […]

Academic researchers in São Paulo, Brazil’s wealthiest and most populous state, are warning that proposed legislation before the state assembly could cripple major universities and long-term research projects. The state is home to three of the most prestigious universities in Latin America and produces 40% of Brazil’s scientific publications.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say.

The blast was more powerful than 50 million tons of TNT, and was felt hundreds of miles away.

Not far from the famously multihued architecture of Bilbao in northern Spain, an underground world boasts its own vibrant display of color. The stalagmites and stalactites of Goikoetxe Cave are not just the usual white; many range from honey to deep red. New research shows that these formations, known generally […]

The galaxy is a big place, after all.

The skull reveals surprising differences to adult sauropods.