A maggot’s age and species can give essential information to forensic entomologists investigating murders. (A single wriggling horse fly maggot, for instance, found on a dead body far from water, gave ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Gov. Mike DeWine, during his final State of the State address on Tuesday, urged state lawmakers to pass several new child-protection measures, including mandatory parental control ...

After testing five different storage methods, it’s clear that strawberries need protection from moisture, not exposure to it. A sealed glass jar does exactly that, keeping berries fresh for days ...

Last August, 65,000 litres of bright red chemicals were pumped into the Gulf of Maine - yet this wasn't an enormous industrial disaster.

Scientific research examines whether Mars could support human life through terraforming, outlining atmospheric, temperature, and energy requirements needed to transform the planet into a habitable ...

What does Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s political discourse say about the controversial US secretary of Health whose task is to make “America healthy again”?

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, said they have discovered a critical security vulnerability in autonomous target-tracking drones claimed to have far-reaching implications for ...

The most effective gardening advice available right now was written before your great-grandmother was born. Gardeners who’ve gone back to the methods in the Old Farmer’s Almanac, which was first ...

As the United States continues to lead global oil and gas production—accounting for roughly 20% of worldwide output in 2024—understanding how different extraction methods affect ecosystems has never ...

A massive new analysis of over 200,000 people reveals that the relative lengths of your index and ring fingers are linked to your sexual orientation, pointing to the powerful role of prenatal hormones ...

Nearly 300 students showed off their scientific skills during the recent 74th annual Reading-Berks Science and Engineering Fair. The event, the second-oldest science fair in the country, was held ...

NASA's DART mission, which tested a planetary defense strategy, successfully changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022. The mission also unexpectedly altered the orbit of Dimorphos's larger ...