As climate change outpaces the ability of ecosystems to adapt, scientists are turning to conservation genomics to guide ...

Newly discovered fossils have given scientists their first real glimpse of when Earth made a crucial transition from plants ...

The study of dinosaurs has been through a revolution in recent decades. The story began half a century ago, when Robert ...

The second week of March annually rings in the new NFL league year, which kicks off the whirlwind that is free agency. Every year we learn new things about team building in the parity-filled NFL. For ...

During California’s worst dry spell in the past 1,200 years, some populations of wildflowers defied the odds to survive the ordeal. Researchers say they now believe these flowers relied on a type of ...

In the long shadow of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, life appears to have bounced back with surprising speed. A new analysis of sedimentation rates suggests that the first wave of marine ...

Rising costs and expiring grants could force the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company to cut back bus routes unless it receives additional funding. First responders stage mock crash at Halifax County ...

Humans are far from the only primates engaging in same-sex sexual activity. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A new study found ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks at an agency town hall Dec. 18, the day after he was sworn in as administrator. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls It took a year, but the Jared Isaacman era at NASA ...

Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food. The species from the sparrow family is not usually found in cities.

Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman encyclopaedist ...