Tests in Germany show children and teens are contaminated with banned plasticizers. The use of certain plasticizers has been banned or severely restricted in places like the EU, US, Canada and Japan, ...

One of the most popular explanations for why menopause evolved in some species is called the grandmother hypothesis. Essentially, older females stop having offspring of their own, and redirect energy ...

In Lake Malawi, hundreds of species of cichlid fish have evolved with astonishing speed, offering scientists a rare opportunity to study how biodiversity arises.

Scientists are one step closer to growing crops on the moon after successfully cultivating chickpeas in simulated lunar soil.

Some books dominate intellectual conversations even when few people finish them. Five influential titles that shaped modern ...

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist who ...

Learn about the Church's stance on IVF and reproductive technologies. Catholics are being reminded of the teachings on reproduction.

I spent a lot of time thinking about the birds and the bees while growing up. I was raised in a rural community as the child ...

MATT GOODWIN’S suggestion that childless people should face a “negative child benefit tax” reveals more than a controversial approach to Britain’s falling birth rate.Danny Kruger, a former Tory who ...

STARBASE, Texas — During a presentation, SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk shared how he plans to use Starship to reach the planet Mars, and how in a few short years, there is a chance humans could ...

Sometimes the best secrets are the ones hiding in plain sight, and Alabama has been keeping a doozy from most of the world.

The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. Some areas get very little rain each year. The soil is salty, and in some places it even contains harmful elements like arsenic.