Douglas Jerolmack, a professor of earth and environmental science at the University of Pennsylvania, on new research suggesting that mud used on baseballs could also benefit the development of ...

"How cute is this?," Kim could be heard saying as she filmed the Halloween house. "From the Barkers," she added. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

NASA announced two awards Thursday to establish scientific consortia – multi-institutional coalitions to conduct ground-based studies that help address the agency’s goals of maintaining a sustained ...

China hopes a giant laboratory 2,300 feet underground is key to beating the US at discovering the secrets of the universe’s most mysterious particles–neutrinos. Slated for completion next year ...

Non-fiction publishing is failing its readers. It is pumping out books with supposedly game-changing ideas, without bothering to ensure basic accuracy. These tomes have the appearance of academic ...

This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting.

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During those instances, you might feel lost. But words of encouragement can help. Certain quotes can inspire and remind you to live life to the fullest and persevere through whatever challenges ...

Thanks to a nudge from her mom, college student Summer Waters Pfleger started dating Ethan Pfleger — a year later they were married Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE. She started working for ...

What this year’s Nobels can teach us about science and humanity. By Alan Burdick and Katrina Miller We are journalists on The Times’s Science desk. Technology observers have grown increasingly ...