Tentacles of cold gas that mysteriously thrive in the hot region around a distant galaxy may be held together by magnetic fields, a new study suggests.
The object, which resembles a tailless comet, traces a long, elliptical orbit around the sun on a round-trip journey lasting about 22,500 years, astronomers report.
The olive-backed forest robin is a newly identified species, according to a DNA study. Scientists noticed the bird while conducting a biodiversity assessment of the area.
Giant kangaroo-like beasts and thousand-pound marsupial hippos went extinct on the Australian island of Tasmania more than 40,000 years ago from hunting, not climate change, scientists say.
Real-life war has long influenced video games, but now the shoe is on the other foot: Gaming consoles are influencing the way military robots are controlled.
Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans likely did not interbreed, says a new DNA study that also suggests small population numbers helped do in our closest relatives.
Scientists in Tasmania, Australia, have tagged hundreds of ant-eating Echidnas to better understand their reproductive habits—and the role of the animals' unusual sex organs. Warning: video contains graphic imagery.
