Why do we crave cookies? When we're sad, when we're celebrating, when we're bored. There are scientific reasons we reach for our favorite baked goods this time of year.

President Donald Trump on Friday said he plans to sign an executive order promoting plastic straws after his predecessor ...

There is increasing evidence to suggest that symbolic and abstract thought may have deep evolutionary roots and was not exclusive to modern humans.

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes difficult pursuit of tracking deep-space objects.

Though bundled up in winter wear, the class of Lake Ripley Elementary School fourth-graders still shivered in the February cold, especially as the wind whipped across the playground, delivering an ...

On March 8, 2014, Malaysian Airlines MH370 departed from Kuala Lumpur en-route to Beijing. The Boeing 777 failed to reach its ...

I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...

For her excellent efforts in education, the Yankton Middle School (YMS) science instructor has been honored as the state’s ...

Well chosen names can quickly convey scientific concepts or health messages — in emergency situations they can even save ...

Kevin Delaney leaves his lab behind to hit the streets for experiments that are so unusual, offbeat, and so unexpected they will blow your mind.

St John’s University (New York) and the England-based University of York are expected to participate in the Global Investors ...

Several customers have reported paying for alcohol orders but not receiving anything in return, according to investigators at ...