In “The Story of Birds,” the familiar creatures in our skies and backyards are reintroduced as the last surviving dinosaurs.

Birds are living dinosaurs whose ancestors include T. rex and giant penguins. Understanding their past can help us imagine ...

The LuSEE-Night mission would place a small radio telescope on the far side of the moon to listen for signals of the cosmic ...

Everyday DNA mutations can help us understand immune function and aging—and even mitigate harm caused by some inherited ...

Archaeologists can use the design of ancient temples, plazas, and cities to piece together the story of how a place was ...

An astrophysicist explores all that it took for life to exist on Earth, from the formation of stars to self-organizing ...

Choose surfaces to swab. Good examples would be: – Your phone, keyboard, or any other high-touch electronic device – ...

This story is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public media journalists across the United States. Editor’s note: This page has been updated to reflect the governor ...

In 2018, New Jersey began limiting PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Levels of the regulated chemicals have dropped ...

In “Why Do We Exist?” Hakeem Oluseyi explores how life may emerge to move energy through matter—and why Earth is the perfect ...