Science

On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient glacier that could be…

Hate waiting in line for the bathroom? Chimpanzees have a social solution: Go all at once. A new study shows…

Even as firefighters are starting to gain ground on the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, residents there are just beginning…

If cigarettes contained very little of the chemical that keeps people smoking, it could help smokers move away from these…

It’s a pivotal moment for nuclear weapons. Tensions between the United States and Russia, the two major nuclear powers, are high. Longstanding…

To keep a Hula-Hoop aloft, it helps to be in shape — literally. Experiments with gyrating, hoop-slinging robots have revealed…

Megadroughts are increasing worldwide — and they’re also becoming both hotter and drier. Over the last 30 years, Earth has…

Some of our species’ earliest ancestors may have spent a lot more time eating salad than steak. An analysis of…

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. — For the first time, astronomers have taken a direct look at an exoplanet’s insides. An exoplanet…

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone…