Zebra finches use a different part of the brain for random babbling than the one used to create adult calls, a find that could give new insight into how human infants learn to talk, a new study says.
An electrochemical alloy sent captive sandbar sharks dashing away from hooked bait, a find that could help reduce the millions of unwanted sharks snagged each year by longline fisheries.
Nine distant galaxies, each small enough to fit within the central hub of the Milky Way, each contain enough stars to weigh in at about 200 billion times the mass of the sun.
Remains exhumed last year belong to two children of Tsar Nicholas II, may put to rest questions about what happened to Russia's last royal family, an official said.
A colossal squid caught last year—thought to be the largest ever recorded—is giving scientists their first close look at the rare and elusive giant.
The widespread release of trout modified to be sterile has been given the go-ahead in England and Wales to give anglers sport while boosting the fortunes of native fish.
The dethroning of a Russian king and a bad year for wine harvests in 1601 can be traced back to a massive volcanic eruption in southern Peru, researchers say.
Tiny bits of plant material found in the teeth of a Neandertal skeleton unearthed in Iraq provide the first direct evidence that the early human relatives ate vegetation, experts say.
Pierre the African penguin's condition has greatly improved since scientists commissioned protective gear after he began losing his insulating, waterproof feathers.
Insect infestations are turning forests in British Columbia into net carbon sources, according to new research that may force researchers to revise climate change models.
