SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

The Trump administration took a major step in its efforts to unravel America’s climate policies on Feb. 12, 2026, when it moved to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding – a formal determination that six greenhouse...

According to the RNA world hypothesis, life began when RNA molecules evolved the ability to make more copies of...

Researchers have identified neurons in mice that help build endurance after running. They suspect that similar cells exist in...

Daniel John slips his arms through the straps of his souped-up baby carrier, settles the harness against his chest and eases a newborn-sized doll behind the smoky blue–tinted window velcroed into the fabric. He checks the fit and smiles,...

Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on...

NASA completed the first flight test of a scale-model wing designed to improve laminar flow, reducing drag and lowering fuel costs for future commercial aircraft.  The flight took place Jan. 29 at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, using one of the agency’s F-15B research jets. The NASA-designed, 40-inch Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF)...

While some have argued northern India and western Nepal are overdue for a massive earthquake, an analysis says this...

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It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet. There is an ongoing climate crisis, extinctions...

Analysis of ancient DNA has uncovered the origins of a mysterious group who appeared in Britain around 2400 BC...