Science

When a bird sings, you may think you’re hearing music. But are the melodies it’s making really music? Or is what we’re...

The pharmaceutical company Merck on Tuesday sued the government over a federal law that empowers Medicare for the first time...

For all the cats who share our homes as companion animals, there is a vast shadow world of strays —...

Birding in New York City is easier than you might think. “The best place to bird in New York is...

Birding in New York City is easier than you might think. “The best place to bird in New York is...

A century ago, archaeologists excavated a 3,300-year-old Egyptian palace in Amarna, which was fleetingly the capital of Egypt during the...

In 2015, scientists reported an astonishing discovery from deep inside a South African cave: more than 1,500 fossils of an...

Could a surge in the population of Cooper’s hawks be limiting kestrel habitat? What’s happening to kestrels’ winter habitat? In...

In 1993, “Jurassic Park” helped inspire 9-year-old Stephen Brusatte to become a paleontologist. So Dr. Brusatte was thrilled to advise...

The News The Biden administration took action on Friday to block new oil and gas leasing on federal land around...