Together, they have built a six-legged robot called the Space Capable Asteroid Robotic Explorer, or SCAR-E. Designed to ...

A new study suggests that scientists should be honest with the public about what they know, what they don’t, and why. “I ...

Tidal and wave energy may be the largest untapped resources of renewable energy on the planet. But will they work?

Some sika deer are part of a millennium-old genetic lineage sacred to Shintoism. Are they more deserving of protection?

First Nations point to evidence of cultivated gardens, nestled among the forests, to show long-held claims to land.

In communities across the U.S., tap water contains levels of fluoride that some experts say could be toxic to developing brains.

In the West, researchers are using drones to scare off predators. The approach is promising, but not without pitfalls.

Growing up in Chile’s Atacama Desert, Paulina Villalobos thought the Milky Way’s presence in the pristine starry skies was a given. Her father, an amateur astronomer, would wake her when a comet ...

Charles Darwin never left Britain again after his famous five-year voyage on the Beagle. He was chronically ill and created his transformative works of science from the comfort of his home and gardens ...