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In her new book, medical historian Dr. Elsa Richardson discusses the changing cultural and scientific understandings of the ...

Divers have recovered seeds of a long-lost rye variety from a 146-year-old shipwreck in Lake Huron. Scientists hope to bring ...

On the anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us ...

Lots of moments from “Gladiator II” are fiction. But some scientists think mock naval battles in the Colosseum totally ...

Tribes’ historic lands on the Gulf Coast are being lost to the sea. To slow it down, one tribe has turned to oyster shells.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a potato researcher explains potato varieties, potato nutrition, and some tubular tuber facts.

This was the sixth test launch of the Starship vehicle, which could eventually carry humans and cargo to the moon. It was extremely loud.

Leaders from the top-polluting countries, like the US and China, aren’t showing up to the UN’s big climate conference in ...

Is seed oil bad for you? What’s the deal with apple cider vinegar? A nutritionist answers your questions about viral ...

Researchers are connecting two ecological problems in the Northeast in hopes of reducing the risk of tick-borne illnesses.