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A groundbreaking new study provides the first consistent global picture of glacier decline since 2000, revealing that glaciers across the world have lost a whopping 5% of their volume since then.

Spotting artifacts in the U.S. is common, but archaeologists want you to leave them in place.

A humpback whale appeared to swallow then spit out a kayaker in a viral video filmed off the coast of Chile. But was he actually in any danger?

Kissing is a multifaceted and emotionally loaded behavior. Do other animals do it, too?

The U.S. is currently experiencing very high levels of seasonal influenza across the country. Here's why.

Astronomers have used a continent-sized radio telescope to find the largest black hole jet ever observed in the early universe.

DNA and RNA epigenetics, once thought to be separate, have now been found to work together to fine-tune gene expression.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.

A French astrophotographer recently snapped shots of the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in a single evening, and rearranged them to create a striking composite image. Each "planetary parade" member was captured with the same magnification, meaning they are perfectly scaled.