A new study has revealed that "junk DNA" descended from ancient viruses could play a key role in controlling genes.

Pink lakes in Western Australia get their color from pigments produced by microbes, but climate change and other human ...

Research suggests that whether people view the world as competitive or cooperative impacts how they perceive antagonistic ...

Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping ...

Researchers have mapped out the neural pathway that humans use to perceive cool temperatures and found that it's separate from the one for sensing heat.

A lightning "megaflash" that zipped across five U.S. states has set a new record for the longest ever detected.

Researchers say they have finally uncovered the mysterious origins of one of our favorite carbs: the humble potato.

A 3D analysis comparing the way fabric falls on a human body versus a low-relief sculpture shows that the Shroud of Turin was ...

Eris-1, the first rocket fully built by an Australian company, crashed back to Earth 14 seconds after taking off from a ...

The viruses that kill bacteria may be our best bet against antibiotic resistance — if we can understand how they win.

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the solar system? The idea has been around since before the ...

A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.