A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft some of his most renowned instruments.

In an attempt to understand our own fascination with the shiny minerals, researchers gave some to chimps.

Hardy bacteria in a lab survived pressures comparable to an asteroid strike on the red planet, suggesting a hypothetical scenario in which our planet was seeded with life.

Research shows that a phenomenon called St. Elmo?s Fire, which occurs during thunderstorms, may be much more common than previously understood.

Earth?s shadow temporarily draped the moon in a copper hue before sunrise on Tuesday.

The Isfahan facility, suspected of storing a cache of enriched uranium, was smashed during the 12-day campaign last June.

A ?back to basics? approach resembles the Apollo program of the 1960s, with more missions launching more often. NASA officials said that it would be safer and faster.

Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate understanding of the ancient encounters that put it there.

Thirty seals, primarily weaned pups, have died since late last week, scientists said.

No companies bid for the chance to drill in more than 1 million acres of water off Alaska?s Cook Inlet, the Interior Department said Wednesday.

In a recent review, a small group of patients received the injections less frequently but still maintained weight loss and health benefits.

The White House has floated a new plan to try to ease voter concerns over the A.I. boom?s effect on electric bills. But it won?t be easy to put into practice.

TerraPower?s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade.

Researchers found that a majority of studies on coastal sea levels underestimated how high water levels are, and hundreds of millions of people are closer to peril than previously thought.

A report by Senate Democrats found that scrutiny of large FEMA expenditures slowed housing and employment assistance for victims of fires and storms.

Contamination levels in the waterway have declined, but health advisories remain in place for boaters downstream.

One of Us, run by Denmark?s health ministry, works with people with mental health conditions to share their stories in schools, hospitals and police stations, helping turn fear into understanding.

As the midterm elections approach, the health secretary is focusing on ?real food.? Anger is rising among some of his supporters.

More than two dozen contributors to the manual criticized the deletion of a chapter on climate science by the Federal Judicial Center.

Veterans and others who have suffered trauma and injuries are flocking to clinics around the world to take ibogaine. My own reason was deeply personal.

Leticia Carvalho heads a global authority that?s been struggling to set rules for a decade. President Trump?s aggressive push on ocean mining makes her task more urgent.

Caesar Rodney, whose statue was placed in storage amid racial injustice protests in 2020, will be honored in Washington this summer.

Greenpeace has said the verdict could bankrupt it. The lawsuit was over the group?s role in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Simultaneous emergencies in different parts of the world could stop countries from sharing ground crews and equipment, new research warns.

His work with his colleague Richard Ryan changed how psychologists understand human motivation and what people require to flourish.

Republican-led states had accused financial firms of colluding against coal producers. Vanguard also agreed not to push for action to fight climate change.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the measles vaccine, winning over some agency employees.

Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.

Elon Musk wants to launch a million satellites, but researchers say global warming is changing the upper atmosphere in ways that makes space junk linger.

The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.

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