Science

A hot, dry summer and warm start to fall could be the reason, botanists say, though a larger trend is due to climate change.

What we eat — and how our food is produced — is always changing. Over the past few decades, we’ve seen attempts to go from industri ...

How caffeine went from natural to synthetic and why we should maybe expect more of it in the future.

As the climate changes and brings more risks to the traditional farming schedule, farmers are looking for ways to make sure their crops survive.

A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls completely in the Earth's shadow.

Delaware State University researchers have been working since 2019 when Delaware became the last East Coast state to allow aquaculture.

In this bonus episode, we talk about the social lives of old trees in the forest and research that has changed our understanding of trees and forest ecology.

Bram Stoker's tale of Count Dracula turns 125 this year. A look at the famous literature, its author, and the vampire panic in the 19th century spurred by deadly Tuberculosis.

It’s that time of year when we celebrate something we usually hate: fear. We visit haunted houses and corn mazes or binge-watch the sca ...

From the archives, our interview with Lindsey Fitzharris, author of 'The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I.'

There’s a lot to love about grasslands — the sound of the wind blowing through them, the way the colors change with the seasons, how ...

Cheetahs were declared extinct 70 years ago in India. Ecologists hope its reintroduction will boost efforts to preserve the country's vast grasslands.

In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper c ...

NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.

'Breathless' tells the story of the worldwide scientific quest to understand and trace the origins of Covid-19 and develop treatments to fight the deadly virus.