Science

Since 1978, every new group of NASA astronauts has included women and usually reflected a multiplicity of races and ethnicities.That is not simply by chance. NASA’s process for selecting its astronauts is...

Karen Pryor once taught a hermit crab to ring a bell by pulling a string with its claw. She taught a cat to play the piano (ham was involved) and, most impressive,...

Fire and wind are certain to shape the future of Los Angeles as the world warms.Los Angeles had started taking steps to prepare. But there are lessons it can learn from other...

When marble-size hail fell on Alabama in 2023, it devastated Camp Hill, a town of 1,000 where nearly half the residents live below the poverty line. Decks were demolished, cars shattered, roofs...

Summerville, a town northwest of Charleston, S.C., has its share of ghost stories. One yarn that has stuck around for decades is the tale of the Summerville Light.In the dead of night,...

The first great white shark was found dead in August 2023 on a beach in a national park on Prince Edward Island, Canada: a young male, 500 pounds, 8 feet 9 inches...

A state grand jury in Louisiana has indicted a New York doctor for providing abortion pills to a Louisiana resident. The case appears to be the first time criminal charges have been...

The animal killed two goats belonging to residents of Wadi Yahmib, a village within the sparsely populated Elba Protected Area of Egypt. To protect their livestock, the villagers chased down the carnivore...

More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets.In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose partial remains...

Doug Burgum, a promoter of oil and gas, was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to lead the Interior Department, a role in which he will oversee drilling and mining policies on...