Science

A new study finds tiny leaks from loose fittings added up to more emissions than when stoves were in use. The impact amounts to the same effect as a half-million cars.

Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conservationists are concerned the plan would lead to overharvesting, and threaten the endangered red knot bird, which relies on horseshoe crab eggs for sustenance.

Elephant researcher Caitlin O'Connell on "Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and ourselves" and tuskless elephant evolution.

Poop – or more specifically the digestion time of animals – is crucial to the survival of plants around the globe, especially as the climate gets hotter.

Some misconceptions about the spotted lanternfly came as a result of misunderstandings about the bug soon after it was discovered in Berks County in 2014.

In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events.

Considered the most powerful telescope in space, It will still be five months before NASA can start receiving its images.

The burning questions: What makes this newly identified variant so transmissible?. And what does it mean for preventing spread?

The $10 billion infrared observatory is intended as the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope.

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

The film presents the work of Mark Moline and Project Recover, a collaborative trying to repatriate the remains of those still missing from World War II.

Dr. Walter Freeman performed lobotomies with an ice pick through the eye socket....and other stories about doctors who do evil scientific deeds in the name of medicine.

Humans have long tried to mitigate their own destructive impact on the planet through conservation efforts. Often, those efforts are atta ...

The link between tornadoes, like the ones that hit Kentucky over the weekend, and climate change isn't as clear as it is for other extreme weather events.