Vietnam is prime example of a little-known global threat: the mining of river sand to build the world’s booming cities.

Jewelry dealer Nael Ali will be the first defendant sentenced in the most extensive federal investigation into Indian arts and crafts fraud.

A new study from South Africa observed wild snake mothers protecting and warming their young for weeks after they emerged from eggs.

The famous physicist was fond of making scientific bets and predictions, from the nature of black holes to the end of humanity.

Canadian citizen scientist photographers spotted a fleeting type of aurora not seen before, dubbed “Steve,” and scientists have started working out what’s causing them.

Egg-laying shrimp queens rule over complex colonies—and a new study reveals their intriguing evolution.

Australian authorities say the tooth's monetary value "would not be very high," though it may be prized by collectors.

Hawking's scientific claim to fame was his revelation that the universe began in a singularity, an infinitely dense point of spacetime.

The painted lady is the longest continuously migrating butterfly ever recorded.