Mindy Weisberger

Microscopic worms called planarians can detect light with their bodies, after scientists removed the worms' heads.

Archaeologists recently located the remains of the elite Viking that were excavated in 1868 and have been missing for nearly a century.

Scientists recently counted the bubbles produced by dissolved carbon dioxide in a glass of poured beer, finding that bubbles can number in the millions.

A survey recently mapped a vast industrial dumping ground in the ocean basin between the Los Angeles coast and Catalina Island.

Ukrainian officials propose that the desolate exclusion zone around Chernobyl, site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, should be added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

New analysis of a bust attributed to Leonardo da Vinci has determined that the famed artwork wasn't da Vinci's. Rather, it was crafted from sperm whale wax in the 19th century.

A two-pronged, pheromone-producing gland in female dragon mantises only pops up when they are ready to mate.

Researchers recently described a new species of amphibious giant centipede in an archipelago in Japan.

New simulations calculated T. rex speed from the motion of its swaying tail, finding that the massive dinosaur was a mighty slow walker.

Around 120 million years ago, tarantulas first appeared on the Gondwana supercontinent in what is now the Americas, and then dispersed into Africa, Australia and India.

A simulated binary system animation shows how extreme gravity warps two black holes locked in a mesmerizing "dance."

"The Boy of Gran Dolina," a young individual in the extinct Homo antecessor species found at a site in Spain, is actually female, according to new analysis of dental remains.

Butterfly wing scales, neurons, dividing cells and more showcased the beauty of microscopy in Olympus' second annual Global Image of the Year Award.

Archaeologists in Peru are taking steps to preserve and study a 3,200-year-old temple painted with a mural of a spider deity holding a knife.

A months-long rescue operation transported the last of nine stranded giraffes to their new home in a mainland sanctuary.

Exploring volcanic lava tubes in Hawaii helps researchers understand how humans should prepare for living and working on worlds other than Earth.

In Iron Age boat burials, 1,400-year-old feathers filled comfy cushions under warriors' bones. Down in the bedding belonged to different birds and may have had symbolic importance.

An arachnologist described a new species of peacock spider after a citizen scientist discovered it in the wetlands of southern Australia.

A resident of Hoboken, New Jersey spotted the unusual worm spiral after days of heavy rainfall.

High-speed cameras and arrays of microphones helped researchers draw an acoustic map of hummingbirds' distinctive hum.

Arecibo Observatory's collapse on Dec. 1, 2020 was a devastating blow for science, but its decades of observations will inform research for years to come.

An astonishingly lifelike facial reconstruction reveals the face of an enigmatic mummy who may have been the biological father of the renowned pharaoh Tutankhamen.

Revisiting how Earth looks from space could offer scientists clues for finding alien life on distant worlds.

In "a rare and unusual clinical case," doctors described a young woman whose menstrual cycle made her weep tears that were made of blood.

New images of Jupiter's polar auroras, captured by the Juno spacecraft, revealed the full cycle of intense and unusual polar light displays.