Ocean temperatures well below freezing in Earth’s deep-past glacial phases imply some very salty waters. At the height of a ...

If you’re looking to go all Buddy the Elf in your next snowball fight, these packers, throwers, and launchers will make you a ...

Getty Image If there is one thing you cannot control in life, it is the weather. No matter how hard you plan ahead, Mother ...

More than a decade ago, a medium sulfur-crested (eleonora) cockatoo, Cacatua galerita eleonora, named Snowball became an overnight sensation after he was spotted on YouTube energetically dancing to ...

When looking for other planets that could be hosting life, astronomers tend to focus on those that are very Earth-like. But doing so might be limiting our scope too much and underselling life's ...

A sulphur-crested cockatoo named Snowball garnered YouTube fame and headlines a decade ago for his uncanny ability to dance to the beat of the Backstreet Boys. Now, researchers are back with new ...

When ice possibly swathed the entire world, the oceans underneath may have nevertheless surprisingly churned, potentially helping to provide life with vital nutrients, new research suggests. For ...