The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes known for explosive eruptions and intense earthquakes.

A new mouse study of spatial memory suggests that the brain's representation of places "drifts" over time. Memories of places ...

The record-breaking achievement could lead to practical, utility-scale quantum computers that are both smaller and faster.

Rome continued on after the Western Roman Empire fell but faced war and a population crash.

A study of genomes from ancient Siberian people shows genetic linkages with people living in Estonia, Finland and Hungary today.

Leading American engineer and scientist Vannevar Bush thought that the memex was the answer to information nightmare of the ...

In northern Thailand, human activity has reshaped nature's rhythms and affected the supply of water and food in turn.

Water can also mask a cat's natural odor, or bring with it new smells that cats are sensitive to. Cats may be able to detect chemical cues in tap water that they find unpleasant, Vonk said, and Vitale ...

A transiting exoplanet has revealed a huge "spot" near the pole of its tiny M-dwarf parent star. The spot has been around at ...

Studying why heart cells are less likely to become cancerous can provide clues to improving heart regeneration and treatments ...

Virginia opossums are the only marsupial species in North America.

Currently, the world's longest undersea section of a tunnel belongs to the Channel Tunnel, which has a 23.5-mile (37.9 ...