Despite their reputation as 'killer' whales, orcas are known to lend a helping fin by sharing their food with humans.

Hundreds of years ago, it was common for married couples among the European upper classes to have separate bedrooms.

Slow-motion earthquakes, as you might guess from the name, involve the release of pent-up geological energy over the course of days or weeks rather than minutes – and scientists have now recorded some ...

A planet that is snuggled up closely with its host star may be igniting colossal flares that strip it of its own mass.

An active ingredient in cough medicines since 1979 has shown promise as a treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms in ...

How did Earth, alone among the Solar System's rocky planets, become the home for life? How, among all this frigid ...