With less than 10% of global plastic recycled and the rest wreaking havoc on ecosystems, a team of Japanese scientists has created a biodegradable plastic that melts in salt water.

Take a closer look at your hands—they carry millions of years of evolutionary history, connecting you to our closest primate ...

CT-Scans use Röntgen radiation, known as X-rays -- they penetrate through most materials and are captured by a special film ...

On November 6, U.S. student inquiries rose dramatically from an average of 2,000–3,000 daily to 10,801—the largest single-day ...

A whale shark being brought to the surface by killer whales. (Credit: Kelsey Williamson) In the Gulf of California, an ...

Physicists have now visualized the shape of a photon—the smallest unit of light—using a novel theoretical model. These ...

What happens when a highly social creature like a bottlenose dolphin is left utterly alone? Delle, a solitary dolphin in ...

Factory farming has made us think of chickens as mindless automata. But our downy friends know much more than we give them credit for.

Hummingbirds’ Gift, the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus, and the New York Times bestselling memoir The ...

"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up ...

The Fiji government has developed a new plan which it hopes will resolve the many uncertainties of the relocation process.

Republican ideals have evolved over millennia, shaping governance across the globe. Modern republics continue to adapt, but ...