The moa is a large, extinct bird that lived on Gondwana and evolved as the Earth changed. Revising the bird’s family tree using fossilized DNA has given researchers some new ideas about the geology of New Zealand.

Assembling fossils from countless tiny pieces can be quite an endeavor, to say the least. Can computers do a better job of fossil identification than expert paleontologists?

The American Chemical Society singles out ten technologies that could be making more headlines in 2010. Included are: residential solar power, aerogels for oil filtering, using shrimp shells in biodiesel conversion, germ-killing paint, a monthly flea...

Diatoms secrete a glass-like extracellular skeleton and are thought to produce about 25% of Earth’s oxygen. How and why do they produce these skeletons?

The SUNRISE telescope was sent into the stratosphere in June 2009, buoyed by a large helium balloon. During its brief flight, it captured some nice images of the sun’s surface, which are now being analyzed.