The world's largest iceberg — which is roughly the size of Rhode Island — is fast approaching a remote British Island and wildlife haven As of Jan. 16, the megaberg, known as A23a, is roughly 180 ...

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

Storm Éowyn is about to hit the U.K. and Ireland as forecasters warn the explosive "bomb cyclone" will bring snow, rain and potentially deadly superfast winds.

Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals. But when it occurs, the disease ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds.

Female mammals typically carry two X chromosomes — one from each parent — and a new study suggests that the maternal X is ...

Eight months spent following a "carnivore diet" caused a man to grow big, yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows.

Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet's magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought ...

A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, was discovered in England. Why they were buried is a mystery.

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

Scientists have captured faint magnetic signatures resulting from the tidal movement of seawater across the planet — and they might have to wait until 2030 to get another shot at it.

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors.