Bored out of your mind is a reality. During mundane tasks, your brain shifts into a default mode of daydreaming, a recent study concludes.

A beetle with scales as pale as a ghost could help engineers come up with super-thin, paper-white paints, new research shows.

Male fish with female characteristics in the Potomac River Basin are linked to chemicals found in pesticides, flame retardants and personal-care products.

It's no cure for the common cold, but a new finding sheds light on why they don't go on forever.

Digital billboards are starting to sprout along highways near you. Some are visible for more than 2 miles. Expect distracting ads to include animations.

Removing large herbivorous mammals from the African savanna can cause a dramatic shift in the relative abundance of species throughout the food chain, a new study suggests.