Retroviruses 'Almost Half a Billion Years Old' Retroviruses - the family of viruses that includes HIV - are almost half a billion years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford University.
Short-Lived Greenhouse Gases Cause Centuries of Sea-Level Rise Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere.
An Iceberg the Size of Delaware is About to Break Off From Antarctica Expected to split off in the next few months, the iceberg will be one of the 10 largest ever recorded.
Newly Discovered Phytoplankton Groups Appear to Favor Warmer Oceans An international research team has discovered two phytoplankton groups - unlike any known species - in climate-sensitive areas around the world.
Landmark Global Scale Study Reveals Potential Future Impact of Ocean Acidification on Species' Distribution Ocean Acidification could have a significant influence on shifting the distribution of marine animals in response to climate warming.
Mediterranean Plants Are the 'Fountain of Youth,' Study Argues Chemicals in ubiquitous Mediterranean plants hold key to delaying aging diseases, like Alzheimer's and Dementia.
Hummingbird Brains are Uniquely Wired to Process Motion As if hummingbirds weren’t fascinating enough.
The Internet is Going Crazy Over Footage of a Python Devouring a Wallaby and its Joey The animal kingdom is brutal.