NASA?s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.

Encryption systems rely on ?random? numbers, but conventional computers can?t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can.

In a new study, fossilized droppings suggested that ancient ground squirrels ate the meat of much larger animals, including mammoths, bison and saber-toothed cats.

Artificial intelligence is mastering the kinds of projects that have long helped to build the careers of young mathematicians. What does that mean for their future?

The virologist was stopped at the Detroit airport after working in Congo during an mpox epidemic. His lawyer said the material was for research.

For millions of years, male great bowerbirds have wooed their mates with flowers and seeds. But in today?s urban world, such humble fare may not cut it.

Russian astronauts prepared to make repairs on Friday morning, but after an hour and a half, officials decided no urgent action was needed.

Here?s why farmers and scientists are concerned over the New World screwworm?s unwelcome return to the United States.

Researchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.

Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency?s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

The Artemis III astronauts who were announced today will have had less mission training time than their Artemis II counterparts.

Prada and Axiom Space unveiled the bodysuit that will go to the moon.

Almost forgotten now, the mission circled the Earth for 10 days, performing a series of tests with the lunar lander. What it lacked in glory it made up for in technological contributions.

Artemis III is the third in a series of missions that gets humans closer to returning to the surface of the moon.

NASA?s Artemis program has little room for error if it is to land astronauts on the moon by the end of 2028, but Blue Origin could be out of commission for at least a year.

The agency will announce the crew of Artemis III on Tuesday. But will the mission be ready to fly in 2027?

The parasitic, flesh-eating fly has now been confirmed in cows, goats and dogs.

An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.

The forthcoming order echoes President Trump?s decision to repeal executive orders that have protected other public lands from vehicles for decades.

The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.

He mapped the herpes simplex virus genome, revealing how it invades cells. His work also helped lay the groundwork for potential vaccines and gene therapies.

Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer, is the adult-in-the-room foil to Mr. Musk as SpaceX prepares for a blockbuster initial public offering.

Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.

A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages.

The space agency announced that the MAVEN spacecraft, which has circled Mars for more than a decade, is being decommissioned.

Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a ?necessity.?

Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.

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