It’s not clear that the next administration is ready to deal with an outbreak of Ebola, flu, or other emerging diseases.
The Bears Ears National Monument captures much of what made President Obama inspiring to his supporters—and frustrating to his critics.
The proposed regulation could be used to detain people without due process, or examine them without informed consent.
The genomic revolution has led to easy sequencing and cheap “ancestry" tests. White nationalists are paying attention.
Several of Trump’s cabinet nominees have been outspoken critics of using embryonic stem cells and fetal tissue in research, and now some scientists fear the worst.
A new study suggests that half the world's fastest cats will be gone in 15 years—and that's being optimistic.
Maybe not.
Geochemical signals from near the planet’s core are beginning to shed light on its first 50 million years, a period long viewed as inaccessible to science.
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Probably not, at least without Congress’s help.
David Biello, author of The Unnatural World, talks about the paradox of climate change in the Trumpocene.
The oozing yellow organism has no neurons, but it can solve mazes, make decisions, and learn by merging together.
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Early apes’ ability to metabolize alcohol increased about 20-fold due to a single-point mutation in their genes.
Stripes laid down by tooth enamel could reveal why big mammals grow slower—and live longer—than small ones.
As conservationists scramble to protect decimated ape populations, chimps are adjusting to new surroundings in surprising ways.
Arctic warming means more conflict between people and the giant predators.
New research suggests water ice lurks under the surface of the dwarf planet.
DNA from a bacterium called Wolbachia seems to control whether pillbugs are male or female.
Scientists are looking at the genetic profiles of families with a history of a rare syndrome that affects follicle structure.
The agency tasked with safeguarding America’s greatest public lands has neglected to protect its female employees.