A team of scientists has determined the number of asteroid impacts on the Moon and Earth increased by two to three times starting around 290 million years ago

It was unclear, until now, how the lack of food influences circadian clock function and ultimately affects the body

Engineers detail bird feather properties that could lead to better adhesives and aerospace materials

The mystery involved a spontaneous gene mutation that causes red pigments to show up in various corn plant tissues

This year’s Crafoord Prize has been awarded to Sallie Chisholm for the discovery of and research into a very small cyanobacteria of huge importance

The fossil site of Malapa in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa yielded two partial skeletons

Vanderbilt team's results counter to those that garnered the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Are we killing the cure?

The spray from showers, sinks, and toilets can expose us to the bacteria responsible for waterborne disease outbreaks

Scientists use deep learning for the first time ever to account for human evolution

The theory of electronegativity is used to describe how strongly different atoms attract electrons

Once every few years, specialized researchers voluntarily assess the conservation status of animal species in the world