Elana Glowatz

A newly discovered extinct bat from New Zealand was gigantic, had a broad diet, and was able to fly through the air as well as burrow into the ground.

Mars may have only been warm and wet early in its history, which could mean it has been a wasteland devoid of alien life for billions of years.

Melatonin could be important for people as they get older because of the hormone’s role in sleep and circadian rhythm.

A swallowable gas sensor shows doctors the farts forming in their patients’ guts.

State of nature: Ants will poison their own teenagers to stop them from spreading fatal infections to the rest of the colony.

Women might be biologically stronger than men and that would explain why they tend to live longer.

Does the tech giant discriminate against conservative white men? A lawsuit claims it does.

Honey bees may be attracted to the very chemicals in fungicides and herbicides that hurt them, making the environmental impact of these contaminants more serious than previously thought.

Scientists might be able to predict seizures by looking at patterns in the brain’s electricity, which could help treat people with epilepsy.

One day in the future, scientists might be able to map the brain and download its information, sending our consciousness to live in the digital world.

Jupiter has the biggest storms in the solar system, and NASA got an eyeful in a recent photo from the Juno spacecraft.

Scientists digging up skeletons may more accurately estimate the ages of ancient people by looking at the wear and tear on their teeth.

The Curiosity Rover rolling around on Mars sent photos to NASA of strange stick figures lying on Martian rocks.

Scientists gave an old antibiotic superpowers so it could fight off the drug-resistant infections known as superbugs.

Scientists have traced back the evolution of sharks and humans to see how we are related.

Winter Storm Grayson’s freezing temperatures and snowfall brought slushy water known as "slurpee waves" to the Northeast.

A Thai woman who posted an article to Facebook will spend more than a year in jail for insulting the monarchy.

Scientists say the found human remains in Alaska that show when Native American ancestors crossed over from Asia.

The worst kind of boss is one with mood swings, sometimes treating employees well and sometimes being nasty, scientists say.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has allegedly ordered scientists to build a large missile that will commemorate the nation’s 70th anniversary.

It's becoming trendy to reject clean water and instead spend money on untreated “raw water,” which can carry diseases that kill people in poor countries all the time.

Medications for ADHD might lower a young man’s risk of catching an STD.

Scientists found that when stress changes a gene linked to the body’s anxiety response, it could put someone at a higher risk of suicide and mental health issues.

NASA has a preview of every moon in 2018, including the total lunar eclipse later this month that coincides with another supermoon.

There are a ton of planets out there in the universe, and each one is different from the next.

China is building a Mars village to simulate life on that planet as it seeks to send real astronauts there.

Thousands of avocados were hurt when the truck they were riding in caught fire.

Doctors in China successfully separated conjoined twins who were connected at their abdomens.

Astronauts will be able to sequence bacteria DNA as they explore alien planets, without waiting to haul samples back to Earth.