Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration is strongly recommending that women limit Tylenol use during pregnancy unless medically necessary. But his comments came under intense c ...

The idea that these “mush balls” were even real was offered as a reason why there was not uniformity in the distribution of ammonia gas in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere–an inconsistency spotted by NASA’s ...

The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose, throat and lungs. It is caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of mild flu infections can resemble those of the ...

Over billions of years, the drive to survive, reproduce, and outcompete rivals has pushed plants and animals to incredible extremes. From strange to unbelievable, every wild behavior has deep ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them—has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal ...

Imagine you’re hanging out at a bar with your very enthusiastic friends, about two beers in, and someone brings up Star Trek. OK, but the transporter! How would that actually work? What about the ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Jean Placko — known as Ms. Placko to her high school students — has been a scientist her entire ...

Elizabeth Finkel does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Congress has lost its authority under what I view as President Donald Trump’s dictatorship. Thus, Trump gets whatever he wants, including the destruction of science and research and the ignoring of ...