Elizabeth Peterson

This Sunday's supermoon eclipse doesn't mark the end of the world as we know it.

The ongoing civil war in Syria has led to the first-ever withdrawal from the Svalbard "doomsday" Global Seed Vault.

A female water snake in Missouri can do something that no human woman can (no matter how badly she might want to).

The health of heart disease patients might be improved by technology that they're already carrying around in their pockets ¬— cellphones.

You don't have to leave home to hang out with one of the world's most beloved tusked mammals.

Helicopters of the future could use insectlike robotic legs to land in unlikely places — like the slopes of steep hills or the decks of rocking boats.

The U.S. Air Force is offering $2 million to whoever can design a new and improved engine to power its airplanes.

Maybe you've seen a double rainbow, but what about a double meteor strike?

Bad news for apiphobes: Killer bees are on the move in the United States, but that may be helpful to the besieged European bee.

Do you love surprises? What about surprises involving venomous spiders?

When it comes to science, some Americans are better informed than others, according to a new survey.

A really weird, really tiny animal — the microscopic tardigrade — is the inspiration behind a new material that could improve the efficiency of things like LED lights to solar cells.

A new laser weapon that can burn up targets in just a few seconds recently melted and destroyed a test drone flying over California.

A new finding suggests that Stonehenge did not stand alone.

Think sharks only live in the ocean? Think again.

It's a frog-eat-frog world out there.

French authorities confirmed today (Sept. 3) that the airplane part that washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean in July came from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

When the U.S. military needs a new idea for drone technology, it turns to an unlikely source for inspiration: old fairy tales.

Getting a tooth pulled is never fun, but it's especially irksome if you're an aardvark.

The mountain formerly known as Mount McKinley just got its old name back.

Before they plunged into the icy waters of the North Atlantic, passengers aboard the Titanic may have feasted on corned beef, potted shrimp and dumplings.

Boston Dynamics' sure-footed humanoid bot is one of many supermobile machines that are cool and capable.

The kelp gull has a few unsavory eating habits.

The future is here, and it looks like a pair of robot legs that you control with your mind.

Addyi, the new libido-enhancing pill for women, was approved by the FDA, but many health care professionals are still skeptical about whether women really need the drug.