Mechanical sensors have advanced scientific understanding by detecting minute motions from gravitational waves to molecular vibrations. Their performance has nevertheless…

The region around the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole hosts three distinct groups of stars that differ markedly yet…

Nine people died and about 69 others required hospital care after an ammonia gas release at a seafood processing facility…

New research shows that many environmental claims on products are difficult to confirm and may not reveal the complete picture.…

In the mines around Mongbwalu, the center of an Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, gold prospectors must…

A severe heat wave across much of Europe has renewed warnings that extreme temperatures especially endanger the health of children…

Deep in the rainforests of northern Queensland, Australia, researchers have found a small spider with a remarkable method for catching…

Researchers have identified a previously unknown genus and species of tiger moth in the southern Western Ghats. The finding, reported…

A seismometer in central Bergen detected small ground vibrations during Norway’s FIFA World Cup matches. Clear signals appeared when goals…

A recent study suggests the North Pole Dome crater in Western Australia formed from an asteroid strike about 3 billion…