Drought is more synonymous with the western U.S., but the eastern part of the country can descend into such conditions ...

From “ouch” to “aïe” to “yakayi,” languages across the world exclaim pain using similar-sounding words, hinting at a common ...

The science of health begins with moving the body. There’s no need to fixate on taking 10,000 steps a day (an idea that came ...

Christopher K. Walker is a professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona. He has published numerous papers on star ...

We are the products of progressive stages of evolution. With this in mind, the Drake equation can be cast as: In that ...

The more exciting, transformative, and revolutionary a science result appears, especially coming out of nowhere, the more ...

RFK, Jr., and other potential and current government officials have spread shaky health claims about fluoridated water.

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Jeff Opperman is the global freshwater lead scientist at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) where he works with external partners to ...

Once a tragic example of degraded wildlife habitat, the Klamath River’s dam removal demonstrates how people can halt the ...

With the help of a powerful rare-earth alloy, magnet fishers pull garbage out of polluted waterways ...

Fast fashion may seem cheap, but it’s taking a costly toll on the planet—and on millions of young people ...