Science

Four-year-old Elijah’s task was to draw a penguin, his favorite animal, and then rip up the paper so the scraps…

It’s not looking good for the saola. If it still exists, it is one of the world’s rarest large mammals…

I confess: If I think about skeletons, it’s around Halloween. I especially enjoy the yard displays of larger-than-life skeletons engaging…

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She is a two-time winner…

Penguins’ poop may be making Antarctica cloudier — and helping mitigate the regional impacts of climate change. Gases emitted from…

The first successful human bladder transplant could offer hope for people with bladder problems. On May 4, 2025, Oscar Larrainzar,…

The sloth family tree once sported a dizzying array of branches, body sizes and lifestyles, from small and limber tree…

Bad news, earthlings. Computer simulations of the solar system’s future reveal a new risk facing us all: The gravitational tug…

When a baby born in Philadelphia was announced as the first person to get a gene therapy designed just for…

Brain cells named for stars are finally getting their time to shine. Three distinct studies, published May 15 in Science,…