SCIENCE

An exhibit focuses on long-ago artisans’ use of natural items such as leather, flax, lead and even semiprecious jewels to create tomes.

Unlocking the shrew’s secret to shrinking its own cognitive tissue in winter – only to regrow it in spring – may help doctors treat brain diseases in humans.

“FISHTOPHER HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!” a New Jersey shelter announced after a Maryland couple adopted the cat, who went viral on Thanksgiving.

Scientists captured it on camera for the first time ever — with just hours to spare on a scientific expedition aimed at finding the long-lost bird.

A description of planetary activity in December.

NASA's Perseverance mission has collected samples that hold life-friendly molecules “in pretty much every rock” — as well as a few geologic surprises

Scientists who study earthquakes offer several factors that could have contributed to the tragic death toll of this relatively mild temblor.

Instead of reaching orbit, the satellites fell toward Earth, burning up as they reentered its atmosphere.

Ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto are newest prefixes in the recently expanded metric system, or the International System of Units.

Dozens of countries vote for 'landmark' decision to regulate trade that has killed millions of sharks and threatened numerous species.

The distant bundles of stars are far brighter than anyone expected, challenging views of how the cosmos first took shape.

Researchers say octopuses not only throw objects — an uncommon behavior in animals — but may also be capable of deliberately targeting each other.

The ferret-like creatures have scrambled traffic on a northwest Ohio highway as drivers stop on the shoulder to take pictures.

Researchers captured wild Octopus tetricus “throwing” sea debris at one another in what they said could be deliberate attacks.

Protein-rich hemp has promise as animal feed. But a German study shows that dairy cows fed industrial hemp can produce milk containing the buzzy compound THC.

When a Nazi bomb obliterated the collections of a London museum during World War II, many thought one fossil had been lost to science.

Pigs are so smart they have conflict resolution strategies, Italian researchers found. After two fight, a third can intervene to lower aggression or anxiety.

The National Park Service told visitors to quit licking the Sonoran Desert toad in attempts to get high from the natural psychedelic substance bufotenin, also known as 5-MeO-DMT.