These fascinating science facts prove that reality is often stranger—and a lot more interesting—than fiction These ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." While the buzzy sci-fi series is science fiction (obviously), Dr. Sward says there's plenty of real ...

In 2021 a multidisciplinary team of researchers claimed that a Tunguska-sized airburst, larger than any such airburst in human history, destroyed a Bronze Age city near the Dead Sea. The story went ...

A general view of a vial containing the monkeypox vaccine. (Hollie Adams/Getty Images) Elections have consequences. So do Senate confirmations. Never has that been clearer than a recent warning from ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Jean Placko — known as Ms. Placko to her high school students — has been a scientist her entire ...

The Trump administration’s proposal to roll back the endangerment finding includes many misleading and inaccurate claims. The Trump administration’s proposal Tuesday to revoke the so-called ...