It was highly contagious, lethal and mysterious. Then medical experts developed treatments and vaccines, and the affliction disappeared—but not entirely
Neuroscientists identified the molecule that persists in the brain—and showed how to disarm it in mice
A photographer takes the plunge into forbidding waters off Norway for an extraordinary encounter with orcas
Author Ian Fleming named his 007 after an influential ornithologist
Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry used an army of volunteers in what would eventually become the nation's weather forecasting operation
Scientists are working to understand the strange inter-cetacean conflict
After they prep bite sites to lap the blood out of live cows, females invite their roostmates to join them
The physicist thinks we might have glimpsed evidence of an alien civilization. Despite controversy, he’s determined to find more
Mysterious stone figures on far-flung islands may have been erected by descendants of seafaring explorers from the same archipelago
In the mid-1950s, a Scottish obstetrician became the first to apply ultrasound technology to a pregnant human abdomen
High-performing athletes possess many of the skills and attributes that physicians need, supporters of the strategy say
The classic medium allows researchers, students and artists to tell stories about science, technology, engineering and math
A new study finds dramatic declines in coral reef cover, biodiversity and fish abundance
StEER engineers assess why some buildings survive hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, and why others do not
Humans likely sported clothes made of jackal, fox and wildcat skins some 120,000 years ago
The online tool draws on recent data to approximate your chances of contracting the virus in different scenarios
Some children have been hospitalized and some have died, but at a tiny fraction of the adult rate. Scientists are trying to find out why.
The robot, developed by Alphabet Inc.'s X, will make its public debut at the Smithsonian
New research in the 20 years since the September 11th attacks has led to better therapies for those diagnosed with trauma disorders
Researchers think birds can hear hurricanes and tsunamis—a sense they’re hoping to tap into to develop a bird-based early warning system
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