An increasing number of raccoons in parts of Louisiana are said to have a serious and contagious rabies-like disease known as canine distemper, which can affect dogs, officials with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said in an online warning this week.
A new study by the National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) might explain the Milky Way’s spiral appearance — it’s warped.
A vibrant blue fish was carried off to its presumable demise by a powerful osprey, with the bird's giant talons gripping the pancake-shaped sea creature and the bird’s golden-yellow eyes piercing the camera.
What if a new technology could eliminate potholes all together? Researchers at Drexel University are trying to find a cure for cracking roads by using a simple ingredient: bacteria.
The debate about what exactly the mysterious interstellar object known as "Oumuamua" is, continues to rage on. Now, a new study suggests the space object may be nothing more than cosmic space dust.
Factory workers in a Hong Kong potato chip plant recently uncovered a German hand grenade from World War I that had not detonated, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Discovered in the 19th century, scientists once believed that the first-ever dinosaur feather used to belong to the Archaeopteryx, a transitional dinosaur that lived 125 million years ago and bridged the gap between non-avian feathered dinosaurs and modern-day birds. Now, a new study has revealed that it doesn't belong to the winged dino after all – and its owner is still a mystery.
Alexander the Great may have been killed by Guillain-Barré syndrome , a rare neurological condition in which a person's own immune system attacks them, says one medical researchers.
A distinguished Harvard University professor is not backing down from his claims that a piece of extraterrestrial spacecraft technology may be flying past the orbit of Jupiter at this moment.
A woman was terrified to discover a creature dubbed the "most venomous" fish in the world hanging out in the shallow waters of a popular swimming spot in Queensland, Australia.
Oceans will change color by the end of the century, as climate change significantly alters phytoplankton in the world's seas, according to a new study.
For years, a mysterious ancient "scissor-toothed" shark puzzled scientists with its odd-shaped jaw, causing many to wonder just how the "weird" creature's chompers worked.