An endangered group of killer whales in the Pacific Northwest has been toying with porpoises for decades—and new research offers some possible explanations

“Black Sabbath: The Ballet” honors the legendary band that formed in Birmingham, England

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed dozens of Jupiter-mass, often paired objects, nicknamed JuMBOs, raising questions about how they formed

Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier created pulses of light so short that they can be used to observe the behavior of electrons

McDaniel became the first Black actor to win an Oscar in 1940, but the award went missing several decades later

Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the award for their work developing tiny “quantum dots” that light TV displays and enable medical imaging

The television provider DISH failed to remove a retired satellite far enough from its previous orbit, according to a statement from the commission

The new doll is inspired by the legendary performer's appearance on the cover of "Rumours"

Historians say Japanese forces may have dropped it during a critical battle in 1942

The prehistoric creature, named Garumbatitan morellensis, may help paleontologists unravel the evolution of the plant-eating sauropods

The "lengthy" U.S. Department of Transportation investigation examined the airline's mishandling of a passenger's wheelchair

Just over 40 percent of amphibian species are at risk of going extinct, and humans' fossil fuel use is partly to blame, according to a new assessment

A metal detectorist unearthed the silver and copper artifact on a farm in Somerset in 2020

The dramatist and author is the first-ever laureate in the prize's history to write in Nynorsk, a written form of the Norwegian language

New research has identified three genes that are strongly linked to vegetarianism and 31 others that might also play a role in sticking to a meatless diet

Blue is one of the rarest colors in nature, but this arachnid achieves the bright hue through special structures in its hair

"Re/Sisters," now open at the Barbican Art Gallery, features the works of nearly 50 women and nonbinary artists

Though it’s usually a smaller display, the Draconids have historically produced breathtaking outbursts of shooting stars known as "meteor storms"

Mohammadi, who is currently in prison, is at the forefront of the fight against oppression in Iran

Based on a new aerial survey and modeling study, archaeologists suggest at least 90 percent of sites known as earthworks remain undetected