Scientists have developed and validated a first-of-its-kind, portable environmental DNA (eDNA) test to help detect the ...

Across the tropics, farming communities—an estimated 800 million people—rely on cassava for food and income. However, in ...

Birds of prey in medieval Britain relied far more heavily on scavenging human waste than previously thought, according to ...

Imagine a city under constant threat from invaders. The city's defense system deploys a sophisticated anti-missile defense ...

Measured from ground level to the top of its highest tower, the Millau Viaduct in France is the tallest bridge in the world.

The U.S. economy has been running at less than full throttle for much of the past two decades, several recent studies show.

President-elect Donald Trump is entering the White House with an ambitious day one agenda of executive orders and policies, ...

Scientists have uncovered how sundews, Charles Darwin's favorite plant, become more carnivorous in certain habitats.

The kids and grandkids of immigrants to the United States usually lose the ability to speak their heritage language fluently.

Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country's nuclear arsenal, ...

A mussel bed along Northern California's Dillon Beach is as healthy and biodiverse as it was about 80 years ago, when two ...