Science

Deception and intrigue are not limited to people or even animals. Plants, too, have evolved ways to fool their pollinators,…

Toddlers are the daredevils of the chimp world. Chimps ages 2 to 5 are more likely than older chimps to…

PHOENIX — A newly discovered asteroid spins about as fast as a Ferris wheel. With a rotation period of just…

She’s less than a centimeter long, produces only daughters and is conquering the continent without a single male. Meet the…

Astronomers have spotted a distant star that seems to have exploded twice. The blast may be the first-ever known “superkilonova”…

The Trump administration has made its largest imprint on the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule to date. Among the changes, the…

Trees are known for capturing carbon dioxide as they grow. But they also soak up other gases implicated in climate…

One can spend hours looking at a calm sunset or a clear night sky. These scenes are not only effortless…

American dietary guidelines have gotten an overhaul. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture unveiled…

A new analysis of ancient arrowheads from South Africa pushes back prehistoric humans’ earliest use of poisoned weapons by more…

PHOENIX — Like a motorboat doing doughnuts in a lake, Betelgeuse’s companion star leaves a wake in the giant star’s…

PHOENIX —Thousands of newly spotted galaxies are dressed for a Victorian ball: in hoop skirts. The cache of “polar structure…