A seed-loving insect finds food by sensing its temperature.

An electronic nose sniffs out unique chemicals that plants emit when attacked by pests.

Scientists discover fossils of a creature that had both fish and land animal features.

You probably eat a lot more salt than you realize, and that could be bad for your health.

Millions of stars are mysteriously racing toward one point in the sky.

Curiosity brings kids to Washington, D.C. for national science competition

Soon, you might plug in your car instead of filling it with gas. Read about it in this feature story.

Want to catch some earthworms? Pretend you’re a mole. For experienced worm hunters, the technique works like magic.

The Hubble Space Telescope has faced a series of malfunctions in the last few weeks.

Apparently, even fish want to break the rules sometimes. After spending weeks and months swimming in the open sea, mature Atlantic bluefin tuna return to the area where they first hatched. They do so in order to spawn, or reproduce. These bluefin tuna are divided into two groups: western Atlantic bluefins and eastern Atlantic bluefins. When it’s time to mate, the mature westerners head toward the Gulf of Mexico, while the mature easterners return to the Mediterranean. But a new study shows that when bluefins are young, they don’t always stick to their side of the ocean. Scientists foun...