And why do they even call it a "blue moon" when it won't actually be that color?
Researchers search the shores of Molokai for fossils to help predict the impact of melting ice sheets on our oceans
Public health experts are borrowing a technique from the tech world in hopes of spurring patients to get preventative care
Two chroniclers of explorers, including one who profiled OceanGate’s Stockton Rush, reflect on what visiting the depths of the ocean can—and can’t—teach us
A new generation of private space stations is opening up a promising frontier for movies and television shows
Researchers use historic remnants like antlers, shells, teeth and pollen to learn how natural communities once worked
Genetic analysis shows that Ötzi was descended from farmers who migrated from an area that is now part of Turkey
Scientists are building machine-learning-powered software that can recognize a species based solely on a cellphone picture
Artist Greg Dunn creates breathtaking renderings of neurons and their surrounding anatomy
In the latest episode of “There’s More to That,” learn about the Western waterway that affects the lives of everyone in the United States
The chief pilot of a deep-sea submersible recounts exploring Loihi, which will become Hawaii’s next island
Charles Henry Turner conducted trailblazing research on the cognitive traits of bees, spiders and more
The reptiles may be aware that primate infants are in trouble—and an easy meal
But Indigenous people—who stand to benefit the most from the commercialization of “bush tucker”—represent only 1 percent of the industry
A math historian explores how "x" came to stand in for an unknown quantity
New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists
Researchers found the rare remains in Canada
The sex frequently neglected by birders and scientists takes the spotlight in the Audubon Photography Awards’ Female Bird Prize
An anthropologist ponders whether a children's pastime in the Philippines, pitting the creatures against each other in wrestling matches, decreases fear
The gynecologist and sculptor’s “Birth Series” broke barriers, but how do his views on abortion, race and women’s health square with what we know today?
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