Genetics

Earth’s most famous killer asteroid came from the outer reaches of the solar system, researchers report in the Aug. 16 […]

What’s dumped into a landfill is supposed to stay there, but a new study finds that toxic “forever chemicals” are

The Last DropTim SmedleyPicador, $29.99 A journalist and a farmer visit three fields with different styles of cultivation — conventional,

The dry-looking stream in your backyard may play a major role in feeding U.S. rivers. Channels that flow only in

Rogue waves are freakishly large ridges of water known for rising out of the blue to ambush hapless ships and

In an unexpected twist, metal-rich nodules found on the seafloor are generating oxygen, new research suggests. This meager but steady

On August 8, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued its first-ever “megaquake alert,” after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked the Miyazaki

Meteorologist Thea Sandmael watched the storm close in. It was near enough for her to spot a rotating dome of

Slimy heralds of hope are hopping around Yosemite National Park. Being a frog hasn’t been easy in the High Sierra

In A.D. 79, a massive volcano in southern Italy suddenly, explosively awoke, leading to one of the ancient world’s deadliest