Chloe Yehwon Lee’s research could change the painkiller, known by the brand name Tylenol, for the better, ultimately reducing ...

Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in ...

After more than 1,500 of the lanky birds died in Indiana, wildlife biologists in Nebraska were on high alert for the ...

Scientists suspected the ice giant hosted auroras—and had already observed them on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But an ...

Research in Honduras shows that humans began selecting for larger fruits with thicker rinds as early as 7,500 years ago—long ...

Last fall, a Swedish man spotted something in a marsh on Oland, Sweden’s second-largest island. At first, he thought the circular object—found lying on the ground near a construction pit—might be a ...

In a find that provides insights into the remarkable abilities of these ancient humans, new research studying the chemical ...

It’s like a horror scene out of some crazy science fiction movie,” says Quentin Nardi, Smithsonian magazine’s chief ...

How do space programs get their names? Elizabeth Coen | Monterey, California NASA and others have long sought symbolic names ...

Sea lions, dolphins and birds are sick and dying because of a toxic algae bloom in Southern California—and animal care ...

The official structure, stuffed with significant coins and Greek papyri, was likely later transformed into someone’s grave ...

This year marks the writer's 100th birthday. Through fiction anchored in her Southern background and Catholic faith, O'Connor ...