America's sweetheart celebrates his birthday this weekend at the National Zoo
Martin Couney carried a secret with him, but the results are unimpeachable
In conservation science, the cutest animals still get all the attention
Embryonic learning—things birds pick up from their parents while still in the egg—may play a bigger role than imagined.
Randy Knol's stunning array chronicles our evolving knowledge about the prehistoric beasts
Women have long fought against the assumption that they are weaker than men, and the battle isn’t over yet
The U.S. and Canada celebrate the centennial of an agreement recognizing that birds see no borders
The lack of women leaders in STEM creates “a catch-22 death spiral.” Robotics teams try to change that
Female ocellated wrasses have developed a surprising trick to control who fathers their offspring
Sometimes, paleontologists don’t have to go into the field to discover a tantalizing new species
As many as 500,000 tule elk once roamed the coast of California, but they were hunted to extinction in the mid-1860s. Or so we thought...
How Hubble is taking advantage of Einstein’s theories to study the most distant galaxies
Maria Zuber has spent her career enabling discoveries beyond Earth. She says the best is yet to come
Researchers feared the endangered ungulate had gone locally extinct. The Bactrian deer proved them wrong
Journey to the Center of Earth
A new model of the impact that created the moon might upend theories about earth, too
A Massachusetts-based startup is prepping for your basic apocalyptic scenario
How radio interference from a 1967 solar storm spooked the U.S. military—and launched space weather forecasting
A colony of 300,000 honey bees lives just south of Frankfurt Airport. By testing the quality of their honey, scientists can determine pollution levels
The lifespans of these marine methuselahs may double those of oldest living tortoises, a creative dating method finds
These kids from around the globe have created innovative new technologies, from malaria-testing apps to water-saving agriculture systems
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