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Set for theatrical release in only a few days, the 3-D documentary "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" explores the famed Chauvet Cave in Southern France. Scientifc American interviewed director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) about the film

Set for theatrical release in only a few days, the 3-D documentary "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" explores the famed Chauvet Cave in Southern France.

Set for theatrical release in only a few days, the 3-D documentary "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" explores the famed Chauvet Cave in Southern France. Scientifc American interviewed director Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) about the film.

Dear EarthTalk : What’s the nutritional difference between the carrot I ate in 1970 and one I eat today? I’ve heard that that there’s very little nutrition left. Is that true?

Cities have a lot to offer: theater, music, restaurants, birds. Yes, birds.

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - Recession drove industrialized nations' greenhouse gas emissions down 5.6 percent in 2009 but analysts said the plunge may be a brief, misleading sign of progress in slowing climate change.

Japan's nuclear plant crisis with the radioactivity contamination from spent fuel pools is likely to put an overdue spotlight on stalemated U.S. policies for managing reactor fuel, authors of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology report on the nuclear fuel cycle said yesterday.

Some weeks back, I came across a case report published in 1999 in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology [1].

Decades of widespread hunting and poaching have taken a mighty toll on the great Indian bustard ( Ardeotis nigriceps ), an endangered bird once found throughout India and Pakistan but now limited to a few small populations totaling maybe 1,000 individuals. New research reveals that the species is in worse shape than previously realized

Recovering addicts are often told to avoid the people, places, and things connected with their addiction--tried-and-true advice that may be gaining support from neuroscience.

Robots inspired by nature are nothing new--in addition to all the humanoid bots out there, roboticists have mimicked numerous other animal species, for instance with the uncannily canine BigDog robot . [More]

By Alister Bull and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged world oil producers to lift crude output as he sought to deflect public anger over high gasoline prices that is hurting his popularity among voters.

Mosquitoes maintain a body temperature of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit. But when a mosquito sucks some toasty warm blood, its body temperature can rocket up.

“Ooh, science!” said the mom, two little ones in tow. “We like science!” I was at the Lawrence Hall of Science station during the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House yesterday, a tradition since 1878.

Just when you think the blame-it-on-our-genes craze can't get worse, the "warrior gene" goes viral. The latest media outlet to flog it is the Dr. Phil show, which on April 4 broadcast " Born to Rage?