Referees are often accused of being blind. Turns out they hear just fine, however. And a roaring crowd can add to the home field advantage.

New biodegradable plastics and alternative fuels may come from the chicken coop.

Roads penetrating into the heart of Africa’s jungles are making it easier for ivory poachers to kill large numbers of forest elephants, a new study finds.

Lack of sleep causes testosterone levels to drop in older men, a new study claims.

Engineers have concocted metals that “remember” their original shapes and with a little heat can snap back after being crumpled or dented.

Scientists have created the brightest ever synthesized fluorescent silica particles. These microscopic “flashlights” are 170 times brighter than any particles of similar size created so far.