Scientists have uncovered the first concrete evidence that playing music can significantly enhance the brain and sharpen hearing for all kinds of sounds, including speech.

That high school math problem with a page-long solution was a cakewalk compared to a recent mathematics answer that would ink an area the size of Manhattan if written out in small print.

They are exploring whacky global warming solutions, including artificial "trees" to filter carbon dioxide from the air, a bizarre "solar shade," and a pseudo-volcano that spews light-reflecting sulfates sky high.

Thanks to their keen night vision, cuttlefish can camouflage themselves against nocturnal predators in the briny deep.

While many scientists have considered masculine tendencies to be barriers to health and recovery, a small study of about 50 men suggests the opposite. The body-of-steel mentality can boost a guy?s recovery.

Scientists studying how plants manage calcium may find a solution to the damaging effects of acid rain, which harms sugar maples in the northeast.