Science

An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests.

In a giant feat of genetic engineering, scientists have created bacteria that make proteins in a radically different way than

His company, the Chiron Corporation, contributed important scientific discoveries toward treatments for H.I.V., hepatitis B, diabetes and more.

For Zena Cardman, the NASA astronaut who commands the Crew-11 mission, that means another wait for her first trip to

NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes

The quake in Russia on Wednesday was among the strongest ever recorded — but perhaps not strong enough.

The Southern Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids are not the best showers of the summer, but they reach their peak

Inside a bold — and controversial — effort to cool the water around this beloved ecosystem.

The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled.