The genetically modified rice variety is laced with essential vitamins.

The magnetic pole is moving faster than at any time in human history, causing major problems for navigation and migratory wildlife.

This problem has plagued physicists ever since the laws of motion were first conceived.

The American coot is not as boring as it looks. These ducks are hiding some rather mischievous behavior under that boring veneer.

The rate of warming in the oceans is 'relentless,' and the hottest 5 years ever recorded were the last 5.

The volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was so intense it turned one man's brain into glass.

The new auroral form called a sky dune has been discovered by amateur stargazers.

The groundbreaking quantum experiment could allow us to build things on the atomic level.

The object 'Oumuamua may have been tumbling through interstellar space for billions of years, scientists say.

Pablo Escobar’s legacy of mayhem continues by way of a thriving population of giant African mammals.

The eagle that smashed through a Wyoming man's window was bearing a leg band from 1989.

A turtle's shell is a lot more fragile than it looks, which is we need to stop looking at it as a suit of armor.

Researchers from Newcastle University captures a wild grey seal 'clapping' on camera for the first time.

Maybe it was on a meditation retreat.

Two videos show whale watchers witnessing multiple whales breaching in Maui.

Orangutan extends hand to 'rescue' man in snake-infested water during safari in Borneo.

It might mean that spiders possess an extraordinary kind of consciousness.

Abandoned as a puppy because he was too obsessive, Bear the dog is now rescuing koalas.

Popularized in 2017, the windshield phenomenon is used to describe the lack of insects on a windshield after a drive, a sign of a dwindling bug population.

Blue tits and great tits keep an eye on how their bird friends react to certain foods.

Scientists say the parasitic blob H. salminicola doesn't need to breathe.

Endangered blue whales return to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

Many amphibians are biofluorescent and researchers have several ideas why the trait evolved.

Narwhals use their tusks for a number of different tasks, but scientists think they've found the most important one.

It looks like nothing else ever seen on Earth, but the bizarre 'Tully Monster' is still waiting on a definitive classification.

New research about relationships backs up this age-old adage.

Figuring out the precise brightness of the moon will help with more accurate satellite views.

These wearable devices are made specifically to lend strength and enhance lifting ability, and they are helping an aging population stay on the workforce.

It might take a little more effort than when you were younger, but it's worth it to keep your friends close.

The country aims to source 100% of its power from renewable sources by 2030.

Scientists have learned out how much energy bees use to fly when carrying heavy and light loads, and they learned about a new ability along the way.

Just because you put plastic items in the recycling bin, doesn't mean they get recycled.

Blood snow not only looks sinister, it contributes to a feedback loop that accelerates warming.

All types of whales undergo long migrations each year, and new research points to a surprising reason: They need to shed their skin.

A cashless store or even a cashless society is more convenient for businesses, so some try to avoid cash, but our society need bills and change to be equitable.

Could plastic-eating waxworms be part of the solution to our plastic pollution?

Newly discovered fossilized skulls found in South African cave show Australopithecus, Paranthropus and Homo erectus living together in the same era.

Flamingos live for decades and like to spend time hanging out with their friends.

A new book, "They Are Already Here" by Sarah Scoles, looks at the people who are obsessed with unidentified flying objects — but for different reasons.

The similarities between coronavirus and climate change are many. It's just the time scale that's different.

'Fuel' documentary brings change to classrooms. Film's green curriculum inspires schools to switch to biodiesel buses.

Breakthrough algae oil technology unveiled in Los Angeles! Sarah Backhouse was there and give you the scoop.

Historic floods and relentless storms are expected to boost the dead zone up to 15 percent larger than ever before, experts say.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool reopened to the public at the end of August, after an almost 2-year renovation costing $34 million. After being recently fi

Mezzo-soprano Louise Ashcroft wore a squid-like mask. As she sang, the carbon dioxide fed the algae in her mask and nearby tanks, and the algae grew over the co

Bright pink algae that light up the Arctic seafloor like Las Vegas neon are also guides to hundreds of years of climate history.

Scientists are trying to figure out why the popular tourist destination has gone dark.

A pesky species of algae is infiltrating parts of eastern Canada due to global warming

At Expo 2015, this work of 'bio-digital architecture' stands as a living, breathing spirulina snack machine.

You may not realize it, but seaweed is utterly essential to our world.