When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

Scientists discovered true teeth growing on the head of the spotted ratfish, a distant shark relative. The toothed structure, called a tenaculum, helps males hold onto females during mating. Genetic ...

Photos taken by blackwater divers offered a new glimpse into the early life stages of marine fishes and their interactions ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

The "Chicago rat hole" became so famous it is now housed in the City Hall-County Building. Scientists studying it found a few ...

Unusual preservative in specimen jars proved to be a sweet solution for studying changes in genetic diversity among fish ...

Lee University’s Ben Christmann will continue the Cleveland Bradley County Public Library’s “Sassy Science Series” with a ...

Murray State University officials, friends and community members joined alumna Melissa Easley to dedicate the 55-acre “Easley ...

MetaGraph compresses vast data archives into a search engine for scientists, opening up new frontiers of biological discovery ...

Ten extraordinary non-fiction books that feel like sitting across from brilliance — thoughtful, human, and impossible to ...

The Smithsonian museums and research centers and the National Zoo, closed to the public Sunday for the first time during the ...