A new report warns that rising sea levels could destroy many of the nation's important—and beloved—locations
High temperatures and black carbon from forest fires and fossil fuels combined to push the huge ice sheet over the edge
Instead of holding its own global fest this year, Nerd Nite descended on our nation's capital.
The conference's first day ended with a bang—or should we say, a blast-off.
Three recent black hole events and how they shape our universe
As the potential drone applications grow, so does the build-your-own drone movement
Inspired by a similar effort in the 1970s, the project wants your help in creating a portrait of humanity to send out of the solar system
A chemical excreted by octopus skin tells their severed arms, “Don’t grab me or eat me!”
In 2007, cave divers discovered remains that form the oldest, most complete and genetically intact human skeleton in the New World
Biologists always assumed that sexual selection primarily drove differences in looks between male and female birds, but a new study challenges that notion
The now extinct Caribbean monk seal shares an evolutionary connection with the endangered Hawaiian monk seal--one more reason to save the species
Ground movements linked to water extraction may change stresses on the fault famously responsible for California earthquakes
An exhibit at the British Library focuses on the aesthetic appeal of 400 years of scientific data
A new study shows that if more species of bees are available to pollinate blueberry flowers, blueberries get fatter
Among them: she usually underestimates the height of her youngest child and her diet when she conceives could change her offspring's DNA.
A new computer simulation, called Illustris, can take you on an epic journey through space and time
The National Zoo is home to babies of all species this Spring. You can just smell the cuteness in the air
Crops such as rice and wheat have lower concentrations of some nutrients when they’re grown under an atmosphere with higher levels of the greenhouse gas
A startup is seeking approval to sell alcohol in tiny inconspicuous packets. But the science is decades old
For Elisabeth Daynès, sculpting ancient humans and their ancestors is both an art and a science
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