They intend to protect U.S. military land and space installations against massive circuit-frying lightning strikes, and also try to induce lethal lightning strikes on "enemy nations'. Recorded in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.

Nanotechnology, now used in everything from computers to toothpaste, is booming. But concern is growing that its development is outpacing our understanding of how to use it safely.

U.S. Department of Energy scientists say they've used common bacteria to power simple machines, providing insight for creating bio-inspired energy production.

A 4,000-year-old lentil seed found during an archeological excavation has germinated, exciting scientists as the event might lead to invaluable data for comparisons between the organic and genetically engineered plants of today.

An Indian lunar probe just discovered organic matter on the Moon. This is the same probe that also discovered water ice on the Moon before the US. Noted in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.

Ancient DNA retrieved from extinct horse species from around the world has challenged one of the textbook examples of evolution -- the fossil record of the horse family Equidae over the past 55 million years.

Did the first dinosaurs wander across continents or stay put where they first evolved? The first dinosaurs evolved 230 million years ago when the continents were assembled into one landmass called Pangea.

The Kent Island couple began unearthing artifacts almost as soon as a construction company tore out their old kitchen a month ago. In the dirt under what used to be the floor were parts of old shoes, part of a pipe, bones from a wild boar and other...

Antarctica served as a climatic refuge for animals during the world's largest known, and probably global warming-fueled, mass extinction event, according to new research that focused on one scrappy survivor.

It is harder to suck liquid through a thin straw than a wider one because of viscosity.Yet a hummingbird is able extract nectar from a flower by wrapping its tongue into a hummingbird-size straw. How?