Two researchers say that Rosalind Franklin knowingly collaborated with James Watson and Francis Crick to discover the molecular structure of DNA.
As the frozen ground warms due to climate change, industrial pollutants could flow free from thousands of sites across the Arctic.
Scientists used ultrasound sensors and electrical probes to reveal how drought affects the tissues of living trees.
Pang Pha, an Asian elephant at Zoo Berlin, probably picked up the skill by observing her zookeeper.
A subglacial river has carved out the cavern beneath the Kamb Ice Stream, a West Antarctic glacier, and may be supplying nutrients necessary for life.
A 3-D map of the comb jelly “nerve net” reveals fused neurons that lack the space, or synapses, most neurons use to communicate. Did it evolve independently?
The marine mammals have truly awesome stamina for staying awake, sleeping only minutes at a time on months-long trips at sea.
A type of single-celled microorganism associated with coral diseases is behind a sea urchin die-off in the Caribbean.
Functional MRI scans provide a new version of the motor homunculus, the mapping of how the primary motor cortex controls parts of the body.