Conceptual problems, ideology clashes and xenophobia prevented the concept of zero from catching on for a long time. Today ...

A new review of ocean data suggests that more than 99.999 percent of the global deep seafloor has never been seen by humans.

Inuit languages really do have many words for snow, linguists found—and other languages have conceptual specialties, too, ...

After billions of dollars in spending and decades of planning, NASA may be forced to abandon precious samples of air, rock ...

The sun has produced stunning auroras on Earth in recent years as solar activity has peaked—but expect more in coming years ...

The Hospital Preparedness Program helps hospitals and emergency managers save lives in wildfires, tornadoes, pandemics and ...

Hit by restructuring, the EPA is reportedly planning to end the Energy Star program, a project that has saved hundreds of ...

Young people today will be exposed to a number of heat waves that no one would have experienced before the burning of fossil ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

Scientists at Europe’s famous particle collider briefly created gold ions from lead in a modern twist on the alchemical goal ...

The International Code Council has approved stronger building codes to protect hospitals, schools and other structures from ...

A disruption in federal funds has jeopardized HIV testing and outreach in the U.S. South, and researchers warn of a ...