Lots of moments from “Gladiator II” are fiction. But some scientists think mock naval battles in the Colosseum totally ...

This was the sixth test launch of the Starship vehicle, which could eventually carry humans and cargo to the moon. It was extremely loud.

Fifty-three days after Hurricane Helene, residents of Asheville can safely drink their tap water without boiling it. Why did ...

Divers have recovered seeds of a long-lost rye variety from a 146-year-old shipwreck in Lake Huron. Scientists hope to bring ...

Tribes’ historic lands on the Gulf Coast are being lost to the sea. To slow it down, one tribe has turned to oyster shells.

Is seed oil bad for you? What’s the deal with apple cider vinegar? A nutritionist answers your questions about viral ...

Just in time for Thanksgiving, a potato researcher explains potato varieties, potato nutrition, and some tubular tuber facts.

On the anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us ...

Despite improvements in flavor for plant-based meat products, there are still lots of challenges to getting fake meats to mimic their real counterparts. One tough one is textural: instilling a ...

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