Science

In each installment of the Back to the Future movie franchise, a time machine drives the same general script: The…

Some 7,500 languages are spoken or signed around the world today. Though that might sound like a lot, the number…

Bits of rock from the farside of the moon are adding weight to a scientific rethink about the solar system’s…

Orcas have been known to slap around stingrays, punt seals into the air and otherwise play with their food. But…

The number of measles cases in the United States has outstripped last year’s 33-year high. Already this year, health officials…

A newly discovered cosmic object is not a planet, not a moon — but a third thing we don’t have…

Most snake fossils are two-dimensional. Sandwiched within rocks, the pressure of millions of years flattens them like a pancake. But…

Humpback whales are known for their ingenious hunting tactics. One of the most sophisticated strategies involves as many as 20…

The ocean is giving up one of its secrets: how members of the same species can turn up at far-flung…

Scientists have taken a step toward developing an effective vaccine against shigellosis, the infection caused by Shigella bacteria. In a…