Science

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from…

After my son was born in December, new parent questions consumed my thoughts. Is he sleeping enough? Is he screaming…

If your name gets picked for jury duty, it’s because a computer used a random number generator to select it.…

By affecting cows’ diets, climate change can affect cheese’s nutritional value and sensory traits such as taste, color and texture.…

In a rugged landscape in central Spain, archaeologists have discovered a unique granite cobblestone marked with a red ochre dot…

When it comes to making a splash, technique tops brute force. In the competitive sport of Manu jumping, a flamboyant,…

Great star corals in the grip of disease have been saved with probiotics — beneficial bacteria that attack or displace…

Rhino poaching may be substantially reduced by removing the reason so many rhinos are poached in the first place: their…

A laser eye-in-the-sky has uncovered vast, ancient farm fields in an unlikely place — the frosty forests of Michigan’s Upper…

How trees fare under drought depends heavily on their past experiences. In some cases, adversity breeds resilience: Spruce trees that…

Tornado-generating beaks and whirlpool-stirring feet help flamingos transform shallow waters into shrimp-swirling death zones — corralling agile prey with the…

Seismic symphonies of minor earthquakes may affect grand movements on major faults. Small and distant earthquakes can disrupt the growth…