Category: Science

Veteran astronaut Michael Fincke’s sudden medical emergency aboard the ISS is a stark reminder that, as NASA pushes toward long-term lunar missions, astronaut health remains

Trump’s war in Iran is the embodiment of everything that’s wrong with our dependence on fossil fuels — and it’s highlighting just how vital the

Pupil size in people with synesthesia changed depending on how bright or dark the perceived colors were.

The Orion Crew Survival System suits that Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen

In the summer of 1912, word reached Robert Fiske Griggs that the apocalypse had arrived on Kodiak, an inhabited island off the coast of Alaska.

An unprecedented look at the birth of a sperm whale found that mother and calf were supported by other whales throughout the process. (Image credit:

Limbless tree snakes can lift most of their body into the air without toppling. They manage this by focusing all their bending forces at their

AI agents are starting to work in teams, but without careful organization, groups of bots can easily fall into chaos.

These are our top camera, binocular and telescope recommendations for April’s stargazing events, including the Lyrid meteor shower and two bright comets.

Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.

Lençóis Maranhenses National Park hosts sand-dune fields that fill up with lagoons every wet season, but the reserve also has mangrove swamps where species such

We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool

Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they’re made

Fossil jaw remains found in Egypt suggest that the earliest modern apes evolved in North Africa, not in East Africa where most fossils have been