Until now, the crown for Australia’s heaviest insect belonged to the giant burrowing cockroach, which weighs around 35 grams.

A small but powerful bloc of oil and gas-producing nations, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, successfully held the world ...

In the damp, shadowed crypt of a ruined Scottish priory, three people have been buried for centuries. A bishop, a cleric, and ...

The researchers found that each bird pooped every 4–10 minutes. That works out to more than five times an hour, losing around ...

The same principles that help athletes on the court, field or track can help you regulate stress and adapt to changes in ...

No battery swaps, no software tweaks—yet the Silverado EV more than doubled its 493-mile range. How’s this possible?

Mongabay in 2014 and joined the site's team full time as a staff writer in 2016. John's reporting has also appeared in New ...

“Dolphins may seek out whales as companions for stimulation, play or even courtship-like behaviour. Meanwhile, certain whale species, particularly humpback whales, may not only tolerate but also ...

The new species Kraytdraco spectatus belongs to a group called priapulids, an animal phylum often called “penis worms” because of their tubular, retractable bodies. Researchers named this one in honor ...

Fiddy Davis is an educator, researcher and consultant in performance science, biomechanics, and applied physiology at Hope College, Michigan. His work focuses on using mechanical and biological ...

Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić smashed a world record and pushed human limits underwater.

In April 1981, the floor of the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco was crowded with hobbyist tinkerers, engineers and ...