Science

Jason Reeves has been using the lantana, a flowering shrub, as a perennial in garden beds for the past few years. That was not the case a decade ago, when the plant...

At a meeting of urban wildlife researchers in Washington, D.C., in June, one diagram made it into so many PowerPoint presentations that its recurrence became a running joke. The subject, though, was...

A few years ago, Nicolas Fasel, a biologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and his colleagues developed a fascination with the penises of serotine bats, a species found in woodlands...

If you heard there were faraway islands full of hyperintelligent birds, you would be forgiven for assuming that they must be parrots or crows — the superstars of the brainy bird world....

Laboratories in at least four states are investigating a mysterious respiratory illness in dogs presenting similar symptoms to kennel cough, but they can last much longer, and in some cases prove fatal,...

Assisted-living centers have become an appealing retirement option for hundreds of thousands of boomers who can no longer live independently, promising a cheerful alternative to the institutional feel of a nursing home.But...

Are you confused about what an assisted-living facility is, and how it differs from a nursing home? And what you can expect to pay? Here’s a guide to this type of housing...

SpaceX, Elon Musk's spaceflight company, launched its Starship rocket from the coast of South Texas on Saturday, a mammoth vehicle that could alter the future of space transportation and help NASA return...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched its Starship rocket from the coast of South Texas just after 7 a.m. Central time on Saturday, a mammoth vehicle that could alter the future of space transportation...

SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, lifted off for a second test flight on Saturday and reached an altitude of about 90 miles above Earth before engineers lost contact with...