The male Anna's hummingbird creates a loud squeak with its tail feathers during rapid dives, according to research that offers the first demonstration of a "new way for a bird to make a sound."
The hairless, finger-size animals' numbness to acidic burning sensations could help scientists in their quest to help humans in pain, a new study says.
The first wearable lens embedded with nano-size circuitry was unveiled this month and may one day be able to overlay displays on a person's field of view, researchers say.
A New York state archivist faces up to 25 years in prison for stealing historical artifacts and selling some on eBay to pay off bills and his daughter's credit card splurges.
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson and aerospace designer Burt Rutan debuted a model of a ship planned to carry commercial passengers on a suborbital joyride within a few years.
Giant salamanders and other vulnerable amphibians will receive conservation attention and aid through a new program run by the Zoological Society of London.
The six-story-tall plant recently discovered in Madagascar self-destructs by producing hundreds of thousands of flowers at once—a "truly spectacular" sight, says one scientist.
