A large, bright meteor fell over Europe on Sunday, with some observers saying they could hear the rock’s explosive descent ...

The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an ...

A new study shows that taking a daily multivitamin could boost longevity, but the results aren’t conclusive ...

The discovery adds to the Archimedes Palimpsest, an important medieval manuscript containing texts from the Greek ...

A mass of writhing maggots on a decomposing murder victim is not a sight for the squeamish, but for some, it is evidence. A maggot’s age and species can give essential information to forensic ...

Speakers at the Stand Up for Science rally in Washington, D.C., criticized the politicization of science and cuts to research that serves the public ...

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