Science

Human-made climate change is driving a yearslong extreme drought in Iran, Iraq and Syria, an area that encompasses a region known as the Fertile Crescent and a cradle of civilization, scientists said...

In 2030, if current projections hold, the United States will drill for more oil and gas than at any point in its history. Russia and Saudi Arabia plan to do the same.They’re...

This is what happens when an apex predator collides with an ecosystem engineer.

Whether capturing spiral galaxies or stellar nurseries, Euclid is showing off our universe’s good side.On Tuesday, the European Space Agency shared the first images from the robotic telescope in space — five...

At the top of Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, Calif., Lick Observatory looks out over the dense sprawl of the San Francisco Bay Area. On a clear day from the 4,200-foot summit,...

With each mass shooting, Americans look to one grim indicator — the number of dead — as a measure of the destructive impact. But damage left behind by gunshot wounds reverberates among...

The Biden administration announced on Monday progress on 15 large renewable energy projects, an apparent effort to project confidence in an industry that is facing steep challenges.All of the developments are on...

In Norse mythology, a monstrous sea serpent wrapped itself around the world’s waters. Its name was Jormungandr.The ancient Norse also believed in a place called Valhalla, or heaven. And in North Dakota,...

On Wednesday, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft zoomed by its first asteroid target — and scientists on the mission were shocked to discover that the rock, named Dinkinesh, was actually two rocks. The binary...

A famous mummy of a young Inca girl who was sacrificed in a religious ritual more than 500 years ago on a mountaintop in Peru now has a face.A silicone bust depicts...