“Imagine that the earth has been watched over the aeons by an extremely patient extraterrestrial observer. Nothing, save a little hydrogen and helium, leaves the planet. And then, less than 20 years ...

Science occasionally gives us clearer views of the distant past. This year, researchers opened windows into the life and times of ancient Romans, impressionist painters and other towering historical ...

A study conducted on a near-Earth asteroid could call into question details we thought we knew about how our planet's oceans came to be, researchers have said. The team of experts, based in Japan, ...

Insects are essential for ecosystems, but mounting evidence suggests many populations are collapsing under modern pressures.

The Ig Nobel Prizes will be announced this Thursday. The awards are given for scientific research that sparks humor first and ...

A poster-size version of the front page of the very first issue of this magazine hangs in the lobby of Springer Nature’s New ...

This article was first published by TVW. The timeline of Ed Lazowska’s life in computing doubles as a quick history of the ...

The largest donation in school history marks the lead commitment for a new $300 million facility and investments in ...

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has received a $60 million gift from alumnus Bruce I. Jacobs, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia ...

If you've got kids in tow, plan on stopping by the Museum of Science & History, formerly known as the Pink Palace Museum. Housed in a flamboyant pink mansion constructed by supermarket tycoon Clarence ...

The $130 million, 146,000-square-foot aquarium marks Mote Marine Laboratory’s 70th anniversary and ushers in a new era of ...

Long before there was Bill Nye the Science Guy there was Laramie, Wyoming, newspaperman Bill Nye, one of the leading ...