Could ancient stone circles have been conduits for lightning strikes?

New evidence of a massive lightning strike at the center of an ancient stone circle offers…

Have researchers solved Newton's three-body problem?

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

Hermit ***** are dying by the millions after swapping their shells for plastic

Researchers counted nearly 600,000 dead hermit ***** on one island chain alone.

Monster 75-foot wave loomed off the California coast during the holiday weekend

A wave in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Cape Mendocino is one of the…

Microbe that eats meteorites might hint at our alien origins

Similar organisms might have seeded the early Earth with life.

Reusable plastic bags are worse than the single-use bags they were meant to replace

Whatever your intent, the statistics show you're probably only using those reusable bags once.

Mystery of the solar-powered ghost ship that washed ashore 3 years ago finally solved

It drifted over 2,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.

Drone captures the largest swarm of sea turtles ever filmed

The density of turtles is so high that you could almost imagine crossing the sea by…

An alarming amount of toxic mercury can now be found in coastal fog

Study found high levels of mercury in California's fog, but the problem likely extends around the…

Physicists may have discovered a fifth force of nature

If the results can be replicated, 'this would be a no-brainer Nobel Prize,' according to one…