This image of a coronal hole on the sun bears a remarkable resemblance to the 'Sesame Street' character Big Bird

Imagine a lake that's never been affected by climate change or any other man-made influences. Australian scientists say they have found just that—a remote lake whose crystal-clear waters seem to be in the same chemical state as they were about 7,500 years ago.

Less oxygen = shorter time between molts = shorter life-span = fewer hungry grasshoppers.

Scientists have discovered a species of the genus Gekko based on samples collected in the limestone Cao Bang, Vietnam and China.

The harlequin ladybird carries a parasite that causes it no harm but kills other native species.

A marine research expedition sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has led to the discovery of perhaps the world's largest methane cold seep by two university-based research teams and their partners, UNCW announced today.

Researchers have discovered that there are close to 200 different types of fungi species living on our feet - more than any other part of the body.

O'Dell's team was surprised to find irregular knots of dark, dense gas along the inner ring of the nebula like spokes in a wheel, NASA officials said.

The ability of salamanders to regrow limbs could eventually help with human limb regeneration, according to the latest research.

For the first time scientists have discovered water source at the age of one billion years underground in Canada.