TAIPEI (Reuters) - Coral reefs off the southeast coast of Taiwan have turned black with disease possibly due to sewage discharge, threatening fragile undersea ecosystems and tourism, a study released Friday said.

Olé Moley! You know those sudden unexpected weirdo things that your body just DOES--the best example is hiccups---well, here is WHY they happen..if you ever wanted to know lol

University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB): The Earth is currently in the midst of a sixth mass extinction of plants and animals, with an estimated nearly 50 percent of all species disappearing, scientists say.

Archaeopteryx, shown here in an artist's rendering, is believed to be the world's earliest bird and a descendant of the dinosaurs. The crow-sized creature lived about 150 million years ago. Some scientists believed it so

The new upgrade to Google Earth makes it possible for anyone to dive deep into the oceans of our planet. On Monday the search engine kingpin unveiled Google Earth 5.0, one of the most ambitious upgrades to the company's popular satellite imaging and mappi

Full moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon.

Dear Governor Palin: As scientists and other wildlife professionals, we urge you to strengthen the application of science-based wildlife management to sound policy decisions, especially for those Alaska programs related to predator control....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Older mothers may do a better job raising their children than younger, less-experienced moms, at least among killer whales, researchers reported on Monday.

One of B.C.'s most famous residents is expecting a child. Aurora, the Vancouver Aquarium's 20-year-old beluga whale, is pregnant. This is Aurora's third pregnancy: The first resulted in the birth of daughter Qila in July 1995

Human cells have the ability to "remember" and replicate the effects of a poor diet on the body, providing a further clue as to why obesity and some diseases can run in families over generations.