The Amazon rain forest isn't necessarily a place that many would associate with a drought, yet prolonged dry spells are projected to become more prevalent and severe because of climate change. Th..

The small size and relatively low cost of CubeSats have made them a popular choices for commercial launches in recent years, but the process to propel such satellites in space comes with a number of p..

Zoos and safari parks in the UK are using a special new tool to help them more successfully monitor the wellbeing of elephants in their care, thanks to a new study.

New research reveals that biodiversity 'hotspots' in the tropics produced new species at faster rates over the last 25 million years, but those in temperate regions are instead full of migra..

Hyperlinks slow down reading speed only when the linked word is unfamiliar, an effect that is independent of link color, according to new research. The effect is likely due to the reader's percep..

A new oviraptorosaur species from the Late Cretaceous was discovered in Mongolia.

Apple's silence about whether it will or won't ship its long-overdue, multi-device wireless charger may be giving smartphone and other mobile device second thoughts on using the technology i..

Apple's silence about whether it will or won't ship its long-overdue, multi-device wireless charger may be giving smartphone and other mobile device second thoughts on using the technology i..

A new chemical conversion process could transform the world's polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into useful products, such as clean fuels and other items. The conversion process incorporates s..

The study is part of an effort to understand how changes in the genome lead to changes in phenotypes.