A new book shows that the Northern Dene people of Alaska and Canada have known far more about the stars than an earlier generation of scientists were willing to acknowledge.

The 27 Kuiper satellites will head to low Earth orbit on an Atlas 5 rocket flying in a 551 configuration, using five solid rocket boosters. ULA is targeting liftoff at 1:25 p.m. EDT (1725 UTC) on Monday, June 16.

COVID-19 appears to be on the rise in some parts of California as a new, highly contagious subvariant — featuring "razor blade throat" symptoms overseas — is becoming increasingly dominant.

A lifelong fascination with nature and fieldwork led this researcher to the world of ethnobiology a field where ecology, culture, and community come together. Investigating how local people relate to species like the anaconda, their work blends traditional knowledge with scientific methods for better conservation. The tale of the mythic Great Snake morphs into economic concerns over vanishing chi…

Eshan Chattopadhyay, an Indian-origin computer scientist at Cornell University, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Godel Prize for his groundbreaking solution to a decades-old problem in randomness extraction. His work, which builds upon the mentorship of David Zuckerman, has significant implications for cryptography, secure communications, and data compression.

Former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan sentenced to 7 1/2 years and fined $2.5 million for corruption in a landmark case against the longest-serving U.S. legislative leader.

Researchers have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball.