Science

The Thar Desert today is a scorching region in western India’s Rajasthan state. But in the Mesozoic Era, it was...

The Back Story: An infection that surprises beachgoers.It’s not clear whether the appearance of these cases farther north than usual...

Each planet of the solar system has its own look. Earth has aquamarine oceans. Jupiter has panchromatic tempests. Saturn has...

The Maui wildfires are an ongoing human tragedy. At least 111 people have died, more than 1,000 people are unaccounted...

Floating languorously through forests and jungles of the Americas, longwing butterflies have many secrets. The 30-odd species in this group...

The astronomers will tell you it is just an optical illusion, a pair of galaxies caught in the act of...

Johannes Fritz, a maverick Austrian biologist, needed to come up with a plan, again, if he was going to prevent...

Wildfires are getting worse. Parts of the United States, scientists say, are experiencing wildfires three times as often — and...

For reasons unknown, the spin of Mars is speeding up.NASA’s InSight lander fell silent in December after dust accumulated on...

As I hurried to an appointment one recent afternoon in New York City, the harsh sun seemed to set my...