The scientific community has been divided since the 1970s as to which sort of forest offers more protection for biodiversity: a set of many small patches of forest, or a single large tract? A newly ...

From peewee to jumbo, here’s your guide to egg sizes and substitutions. If you regularly cook Ina Garten’s recipes, you’ve probably noticed a few of her favorite ingredients, such as “good” olive oil, ...

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

Americans’ views of small businesses have become more positive over the past year: 86% now say that small businesses are having a positive effect on the way things are going in the country these days, ...

Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have long been thought to lack the heft to attract mass and grow in the same way.