Glenn Branch, deputy director for the National Center of Science Education, gave a lecture at the Great Hall in the Memorial ...

An unknown group of microbes is thriving in Earth's deep soil and they’re quietly helping to clean the water that becomes our ...

Tropical forests play a crucial role in protecting the planet from some of the worst effects of global warming because they ...

Awed by a volcanic eruption she witnessed as a child, Arnhildur Pálmadóttir now aims to help architects re-imagine what’s ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time ...

Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the ...

It’s easy to forget that time can stand still…at least for some remarkable creatures and plants. Imagine walking through an ...

Kronstad and his colleagues, in a recent review published in Nature, warned that this evolution could lead to more human ...

Imagine being able to fly through pitch-black caves, dart between tree branches at midnight, and snatch a tiny insect out of ...

Iran’s southeastern seaport of Chabahar is a popular tourist destination renowned for its cliff-lined beaches and rugged, treeless peaks known locally as “Martian mountains.” Soon the region will have ...

Recent winter estimates count more than 750 wild gray wolves in Michigan, almost 3,000 in Minnesota and just over 1,000 in Wisconsin. Some of those wolves may occasionally travel to Illinois, where ...

The Trump administration launched such an offensive against science and American research that it's almost difficult to ...