Snopes has looked into variety of strange nature facts, from turtles who breath through their butts to the shape of goat pupils.

Scientists ‘draw’ crystal patterns using laser light. Call it a jazzed-up version of your childhood crystal-growing kit.

So many things in nature fascinate me, but I believe bird migration is the most intriguing. Most birds that migrate do so because where they do their nesting and breeding is not conducive for them to ...

Chalmers researchers have developed a simple, light-based platform to study the mysterious “invisible glue” that binds materials at the nanoscale. Gold flakes floating in salt water reveal how quantum ...

Can belief in spirits help protect nature? A study explores how fear of the supernatural may curb environmental harm.

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a quick and easy way to study the hidden forces ...

Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in ...

As debates over pollution and tradition continue, remember where it began. A farmer cracking bamboo in the dark to protect his crop blew the first few sparks that began celebration ...

Williams said he believes the mutation was caused by two rare occurrences, the first being a developmental anomaly where the egg cell had two nuclei instead of one. That would mean it had two sets of ...