An international team of researchers wants to stop using eponyms. But the naming authorities won’t budge.

The documents provide evidence of climate change's impact on hardwood trees in Ohio

With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way

Two new studies suggest that 21 million years ago African primates frequented edge habitat and fed on leaves

Ancient texts suggest romantic smooching, and likely the diseases it transmitted, were widespread in Mesopotamia

A new program is rewarding shrimpers who collect and recycle derelict crab traps

A dedicated ornithologist with a passion for lightning bugs scours bogs and beaches to discover previously unknown species

In 1930, a colorful band of researchers in the Atlantic taught us how to plumb the ocean’s depths

Thousands of new tools with unproven results are entering the fold to help Americans in need

A next-generation instrument on a delayed Martian rover may be the key to answering the question of life on the Red Planet

Researchers and local officials are using unusual methods to keep invasive carp from intruding into the Great Lakes and other waterways

Similar artifacts from Lebanon and France suggest Homo sapiens migrants brought tool traditions northwest with them beginning 54,000 years ago

Whether the eruption is underwater or on land, the creatures don’t have an easy time dealing with nature’s fury

Spending time outdoors can reduce symptoms of depression and PTSD—growing concerns among service members

Here’s what you need to know about getting your next vaccine

A community in Ghana rallies to help the Togo slippery frog, an effort that benefits their own people and other endangered wildlife

An archaeologist traces the invention and evolution of apparel using climate data and tailoring tools

When dosed with compounds found in cannabis, nematodes eat more and show an even greater preference for their favorite foods

Though we often think of the “terrible lizards” as behemoths, many later reptiles and mammals also grew to massive sizes

Biologists are deploying 3D-printed replicas of hatchlings, lasers and drones to curb predation

Now scientists are trying to coax back lost seabird colonies

The fossil represents the earliest-known species of the flying mammal

A veteran eclipse chaser explains how to get ready for one of the planet’s biggest celestial events

A new study attributes more than 500 homers since 2010 to increased global average temperatures, an effect that will only increase the hotter Earth gets

The new treatment shows promise in lab experiments