In the book "Cowpuppy," a scientist forges a bond with his new cows as he tries to help a calf nurse for the first time.

The invasive insects often lay eggs on vehicles and shipped goods. Now researchers are training dogs to sniff them out before ...

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Several states have reported cases of the rare but serious mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis.

Archaeologists keep finding older and older cave art. Here’s what it could tell us about how humans evolved over time.

A new study suggests that the giant, dino-killing rock may have originated from the outer parts of the solar system.

The new movie “Slingshot” depicts an astronaut’s mental health meltdown. How is NASA preparing for the challenges of ...

As frivolous as it may sound, the use of trash talk has a long, hilarious history that dates back to the Bible and the Homeric poems. Fundamentally, this insult-slinging is the presentation of a ...

A new photo of a long-forgotten flower showed up online. Identifying it means getting into the tricky question of how a ...

The seasons are arriving at different times than they used to. A psychologist weighs in on whether these shifts could impact ...

In her new book, Ellen Ruppel Shell covers the natural history of eels and the crime ring that has sprung up from illegally ...

Uché Blackstock always knew she wanted to be a doctor. Her mother was a physician at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Uché and her twin sister, Oni, would often visit their mother at work, ...