Permafrost usually hits the news as a hazard, a planetary risk. When this ice-rich ground thaws, it damages roads and building foundations. It drains lakes and tips trees into drunken forests. It ...

For more than 150 years, scientists have debated when and how the Colorado River first carved its way through the Grand ...

Projects in Cambridge UK, Vienna, and Hamburg widen access to work experience opportunities and inspire the next generation ...

High Point University students and faculty recently shared fun science activities with local children and families at the ...

"Complex chemical processes are essential for making DNA." This long-held assumption in the field of biotechnology has been ...

We have identified the gene that, when activated, initiates the developmental programme that results in cells forming a human ...

Sea turtles are some of the ocean’s most beloved inhabitants, not just because they’re cute, but also because they are critical for healthy ecosystems: sea turtles help maintain healthy coral reefs ...

It seems like every time researchers stick their heads—or their remotely operated vehicles—underwater, they find a shocking array of animals thriving far beyond humanity’s reach. A study published in ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast, And I'm joined in the studio by Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi to both of you in person. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi.

Monday night, my wife and I got a sitter, drove into the city, and saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play Madison Square Garden for nearly three hours. I’m going to tell you it was worth it.

Every individual has their own unique genetic profile. We each have inherited about 3 billion base pairs of DNA (deoxyribose nucleic acid) from both our mother and our father. Therefore, we have a ...

As the search for Nancy Guthrie continues, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has intervened to eliminate confusion regarding reports of newly found DNA evidence, asserting that the claims ...