Astronomers at NASA and MIT have found an exoplanet so close to its star that its surface has turned to magma and is evaporating into space. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey…

It’s rare to find a plant encased in amber, and even rarer to find a dinosaur fragment. Imagine paleontologists’ surprise when what looked like a delicate flower turned out to…

You’ve probably seen a dog chase its tail — sometimes even trying to bite it. But why do they do this? Live Science lists several possible reasons — and ways…

For decades, scientists have wondered why humans don’t have tails. A team of researchers from New York and Harvard universities traced the answer to a mutation in a key gene.…

There are over 200 species of fish that can thrive in aquariums under various conditions. These fall into two main groups. The first group includes local species that can adapt…