The story begins in 1835, when the first of what would become thousands of dams was built. These human-made reservoirs store ...

His genome held strange secrets: a turbocharged alcohol gene, rewired brain chemistry, and a slow-burn caffeine receptor.

“Our findings suggest that radar signals, produced unintentionally by any planet with advanced technology and complex ...

Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, ...

From a predator’s perspective, these features create an illusion of a second head at the rear of the butterfly. If the attack ...

Golden oyster mushrooms, with their sunny yellow caps and nutty flavor, have become wildly popular for being healthy, delicious and easy to grow at home ...

In 1704, Isaac Newton sat down with pen and paper and tried to calculate the end of the world. He didn’t use a telescope or a ...

Scientists in Denmark got bacteria to do something surprising—they made milk proteins, without any cows or milk.

Diedrich argued that Ice Age hyenas had powerful jaws and often gnawed on juvenile cave bear bones, puncturing them in ...

Tasgave is 55, a farmworker in western India who’s spent more than two decades applying every chemical available in the region. He’s come to recognize a disturbing pattern. After a day of spraying, ...

It’s a challenging argument, and a very timely one. Over a decade later, as the United States grapples with rising ...

New research shows that even when men and women have identical qualifications, ChatGPT advises women to seek lower wages. In ...