Nevada has no waterfowl consumption advisories despite high mercury levels in Carson River, raising human health concerns, ...

A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be ...

Some human research will no longer be classified as a clinical trial, easing the paperwork burden, but not everyone agrees with the approach.

Consciousness remains science’s greatest mystery. A new study explores how it arises—and why solving it could reshape ...

Agrivoltaics combines solar panels and agriculture on the same land. It’ll be an uphill battle for it to hit the mainstream.

With a $35 million donation, billionaire Jorge M. Pérez secured naming rights for Miami’s main art museum, reflecting how ...

Nearly half of state attorneys general demand Congress expand probe into alleged climate bias influencing federal judges ...

A Sydney Ph.D. student has recreated a tiny piece of the universe inside a bottle in her laboratory, producing cosmic dust ...

A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents break apart.

Readers are spoiled for choice when it comes to popular science reading this month, with new titles by major names including ...

Last fall, a plane took off from Ottawa, Ontario, with some unusual cargo: a collection of nonviable human embryos and eggs.

Greenland is warming fast, and its massive ice sheet contains enough fresh water to raise global sea levels by 23 feet.