The accident that resulted in a commercial airplane crashing into the Potomac yesterday will require air safety investigators ...

Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving ...

Katherine Laliotis is a freelance science writer and Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics. She often covers stories at the intersection of science and society.

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...

These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements— and their geographic range is ...

“To jump on the water surface, you have to have your legs retracted and ready to push down again by the time you’re ...

From Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s views on vaccines to Medicaid, here are some ways his nomination for head of the Department of ...

In honor of the Year of the Snake, let’s appreciate the strange anatomy and evolution of these slithery reptiles ...

Helping people remain healthy and fit for as long as possible will be crucial as populations around the world get older.

Despite a recent request from Trump, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were already scheduled to return to ...

Trump seems intent on freezing out professional scientists, especially those with strong academic research backgrounds.

Mike Zeitz is managing editor for physical sciences at Spektrum der Wissenschaft, a partner publication of Scientific American. He studied physics in Heidelberg, Germany, where he shot X-rays at tiny ...