It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power ...

AI is no longer on the margins of mathematics. It is shaping how problems are approached, explored and solved. Yet, as its ...

President Trump began his social media presence on Twitter in 2009. Since then, he's amassed millions of followers, and some of his posts have sparked controversy. Trump started a new social media ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Zelalem Bedaso, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) Teeth are like tiny biological ...

The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds. A double anglerfish with its distinctive lure. Many of the fish in this family, ...

The Brehon Laws were the ancient laws of Ireland, written in early Gaelic around the seventh century. The sense of belonging to a clan was probably the most important element of these laws, and this ...

The earliest documentary evidence of organized whaling dates back to the 11th century in the Basque Country. From there, the activity spread rapidly across the ports of the Bay of Biscay, from Galicia ...

The surprising escapes from near-death situations of beetles and other small animals illustrate how both prey and predators can adapt to challenges over time. Regimbartia attenuata beetles have the ...

Summary: The common belief that humans have “lost” their sense of smell as they evolved is being challenged by new genetic evidence. A study of Indigenous Orang Asli populations in Malaysia suggests ...

China has denied claims this month by U.S. intelligence that it might have shipped arms to Iran. In recent years, China has supported Iran with dual-use parts. By David Pierson Reporting from Hong ...