When the stringy dodder plant emerges, it bobs and sways to find the perfect host plant, then sucks the life out of it. See the video.

Five trained wasps sniff out suspicious odors for science.

Scientists have discovered a novel genetic repair mechanism that allows a hardy desert microbe to die and resurrect over and over again.

A new study finds that moderate red wine consumption, specifically Cabernet Sauvignon, might help reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's disease.

On Feb. 12, 1935, during severe weather off Point Sur, Calif., a U.S. Navy flying machine called the USS Macon fell from the sky, plunged into the Pacific Ocean, and sank.

MIT graduate students Brett Bethke (left) and Mario Valenti are transfixed by a whirring helicopter, controlled remotely by a computer.