From now through much of next year, the moon will periodically rise and set at its most extreme points, thanks to a rare celestial phenomenon that only occurs every 18.6 years
Despite killing more people in the U.S. each year than hurricanes, floods or tornadoes, heat waves aren’t currently eligible for emergency funding from the disaster relief agency
Vivek H. Murthy views social media as a contributor the mental health crisis in young people, and he suggests tobacco-style warnings on the apps
The southern and western subpopulations are on track to disappear as sea ice becomes too thin amid rising global temperatures
During a renovation project, archaeologists uncovered intact bottles containing preserved cherries and berries that are more than 250 years old
A photographer spotted the calf on June 4. White buffalo are sacred to some Native American tribes, and the birth has been called a "blessing and a warning"
Currently 15 billion miles away from Earth, one of NASA’s longest-tenured spacecraft is back from the brink after a technical failure last year put its future in question
Studying this event could hold lessons for scientists about how to protect astronauts from radiation on future trips to the Red Planet
The last time a botanist recorded a sighting of false mermaid-weed in the state was in 1916
Researchers extracted parasitic DNA from preserved teeth and bones, revealing how malaria spread across the globe in a new study
Astronomers suggest this cold, dense cloud compressed our sun's protective field between two and three million years ago, leaving the Earth exposed to cosmic material
The famed explorer died of a heart attack aboard the ship near South Georgia Island in 1922, and it sank in the north Atlantic Ocean in 1962
Endo's research paved the way for the development of drugs to treat high cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks or strokes
The species is among three newly identified monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, discovered from fossils in Australia that are shedding light on the odd animals' evolution
The international effort, led by the Prague Zoo, released seven Przewalski’s horses to their native steppe habitat in central Asia
A collection of 44 new studies, largely based on a short-duration tourist trip in 2021, provides insight into the health effects of traveling to space
The species was only described in 2017 after "hiding in plain sight" for nearly three centuries
In a new study, a computer model was able to identify the recipient of an elephant's call more than a quarter of the time, which scientists say is significantly greater than chance
On early winter mornings, a thin layer of ice forms in craters atop the Red Planet's towering peaks, near its equator, according to a new study
During Australia’s devastating bushfires in 2019 and 2020, misinformation spread about wombats welcoming animals into their underground homes—but a new study finds a kernel of truth in the viral story
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