The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

Researchers uncover a 320-million-year-old fossil site in Massachusetts, revealing over 130 species of reptiles, amphibians, ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s ...

Researchers have discovered an exceptionally preserved fossil site in Massachusetts that provides a rare glimpse into ...

Where do new genes come from? That's the question a team of biological sciences researchers from the U of A set out to answer ...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back. Ed Bloomer, senior ...

Protests against online gaming company Evolution have gone to extremes in Europe—and are reverberating in the US.

Like a dragon breathing gouts of fire, a black hole in the distant universe is spewing plumes of energy into the cosmos, forming jets that span 23 million light-years. That's 140 times the width of ...

Late night skygazers were treated to the sight of the harvest moon in Northern Ireland. Wednesday's display also coincided with a rare partial lunar eclipse, which is next expected to take place in ...

A galaxy is robbed of its gas and stars in a new image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). The spiral galaxy, ...