At some point during the Middle Miocene, some cuddly sea cow was swimming along, minding its own business, when it had an epically bad day, evidence of which got preserved for eons. The poor thing somehow managed to get itself ...

Greece is known for its fresh seafood, but one town has gotten more fish than it can handle. Hundreds of thousands of dead sea creatures have washed up in the fishing village of Volos, creating a rancid smell and raising ...

Scientists are on the hunt for over 120 species of birds that may—or may not—be extinct, and they want your help to find them. The ubiquity of smartphones has led to surge in data for birders and researchers alike, in ...

Imagine solar panels so thin and pliable that you can power all your devices by slapping them onto your house, car, smartphone, and knapsack. That tech could be coming soon, thanks to Oxford University’s physics department, which may have made ...

The erosion of coastlines threatens property and ecosystems, but scientists may have found a shocking solution in the form of electrical zaps. Using small charges, they were able to create a cement-like bond between grains of sand. Alessandro Rotta Loria, ...