Protecting the cuddly bear is expensive, but worth it.
The surprise move came after a federal judge declined to stop the 1,100-mile fossil fuel project’s construction.
What it means to believe that “real” trees no longer exist.
In yet another setback for the field, researchers have failed to replicate two studies showing that basic techniques can reduce racial achievement gaps and improve voter turnout.
The MEGA-plate allows scientists to watch bacteria adapting to antibiotics before their eyes.
Sometimes sugar causes inflammation. Sometimes it does the opposite.
New research contradicts the longstanding belief that diversity drops as elevation gains.
No, despite the title, this is not a U.S.-politics item. Three years ago I did an…
The state is on the verge of adopting the most stringent carbon-emissions bill ever.
Scientists know the virus can be devastating to a developing fetus, but there are lingering questions about the risks of infection among newborns and young children.
In some cases, their paintings have improved our scientific understanding of these strange cosmic events.
Which is scarier, death or everlasting life?
The rocket, which was meant to launch a satellite this weekend, exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The newly discovered rocks suggest that life arose very quickly after the Earth was formed.
They have bacteria in their cells, and smaller bacteria in those bacteria—and that’s not even the weirdest bit.
Our microbiomes winnowed when we swapped hunting and gathering for cities—and a few months in a zoo will do the same to a monkey.
The secret is in their stems.
What looks at first glance like an opening up of possibilities is actually an attack on the human imagination.
A new analysis of Lucy’s bones suggests that she may have fallen to her death from a tall tree.
Economics hasn’t been able to explain irrational choices. Can neuroscience?
What to do if you’re a Hillary fan seated next to a Trump supporter at a wedding