As light pollution worsens across the United States, astronomers are urging citizens adopt dark-skies policies that would limit the amount of light shining upward.
"Woolly Booger," "Wild Woman"—no matter what you call it, the legendary Lone Star Sasquatch is getting serious attention at an exhibition and lecture series.
The Census of Marine Life, conducted last month in the North Atlantic, captured images of tantalizing deep-sea creatures, including a dozen newly identified species.
Seafaring records from centuries past show the field stayed steady between 1590 and 1840, a finding that could have implications for how the planet's polarity reverses.
Warming and acid rain caused by extensive volcanic activity might be the prime suspects in a quarter-billion-year-old whodunit, according to a new book.
Sensory-substitution technology could allow soldiers of the future to "see" by transmitting electrical signals through the tongue directly to the brain, researchers say.
