The flight-test version of SpaceX's Starship vehicle could be ready to take its first short 'hopping' excursion in a matter of weeks, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said over the weekend.
A new front has been opened up in the battle against malaria with the release of the first ever genetically modified mosquitoes in Africa.
With increasingly sophisticated data available, major league hitters are focusing on getting the ball in the air.
These horny buggers are actually here to help us fight the spread of disease
The second death of long-submerged shipwrecks.
This airline is helping all of its passengers take responsibility for themselves while they're enjoying the sunny beaches of Hawaii on vacation.
The Trump Administration steers NASA toward moon, the third major pivot for the agency this century
Palau To Become First Nation To Ban Tourists From Using Reef-Killing Sunscreen
Defensive metrics are the final frontier in baseball analytics
Researchers hope to replace whole animal agriculture and feed the world with lab-made meats or plants.
They might get banned, but dermatologists don't want this to stop you from using sunscreen.
Did you know that warm weather makes for better baseball? A ball’s trajectory is affected by other conditions, too, including humidity, altitude, and wind speed.
A global plankton survey aims to help us understand how the tiny organisms that live at the ocean surface will fare in a warming world
Insect-related content fell 75 percent in textbooks published after 2000 as compared to those published before 1965.
From repelling pests with coyote urine to luring big cats with cologne, humans are using odors to influence animal behavior.
The deepest dive recorded by the free-diving Bajau Laut people of Southeast Asia was to an impressive 79 metres (259 feet), and the longest time spent underwater by them was just over three minutes.
Sharks raised in a warmed-up tank showed a predisposition for making right-hand turns.
Most of us start to draw at a young age and it can be an important skill especially in math and science. However, for people who are blind, getting that…
Beneath the national park’s surface is a world few visitors see. See how Brian Skerry photographed these towering geologic formations.
The trash was pushed onto Montesinos Beach by a recent storm, but environmentalists say the scene is becoming all the more common
The continent’s largest land mammal plays crucial role in spiritual lives of the tribes
At a 50th-anniversary event for Apollo 8, NASA’s Jim Bridenstine envisioned the moon’s potential for future space exploration
Food scientists now show that adding these tiny plant particles to ice cream may delay the rate at which this treat melts into a soupy mess.
The garden was first set up in 2013 by father and son team Sergio and Luca Gamberini just off the coast of Noli, Italy.
Joshua trees are beautiful, but humans can be pretty awful.
The crustaceans have superpowers other animals can only dream of
It will be illegal to sell or import sunscreens with oxybenzone, octinoxate and other chemicals like parabens from January 2020
By drawing dwindling species such as New Zealand storm petrel, Abby McBride hopes to give conservationists vital tools.
Read a Q&A with a Disney Imagineer.
A marine biology student at Northeastern University captures the vulnerable organisms that have to survive high and low tide
The name says it all, really.
Disney's Star Wars expansion is taking shape at the Hollywood Studios theme park in Orlando.
Picklesburgh is a free festival to celebrate all things pickled! Join us for incredible food, live music, and great fun, hosted in Downtown Pittsburgh, PA.
Meet Riley, the Weimaraner who will help sniff out pests that could damage items in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts.
