Science

A mosquito species that targets humans has moved into Southern California. Officials are sending out lab-raised, irradiated mosquitoes in bid to fight them.

The first-of-its-kind mission aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon and is the latest step in a rapidly advancing Chinese space program.

Companies that have made strides in cultivated meat technology said Florida’s law stifles innovation in a space that is becoming competitive globally

Experts say rising temperatures and the resulting disruptions threaten to widen the learning gaps between developing and developed countries.

After an orangutan hurt his face, scientists observed him chewing a plant known to relieve pain and applying a paste made from the leaves to the injury.

The reconstructed face is closer than expected to a modern-day human’s, meaning it’s “perhaps easier to see how interbreeding occurred,” experts said.

A new report released Tuesday details how oil companies knew the consequences of their emissions since at least the 1960s.

The synchronized emergence or periodic cicadas is an evolutionary strategy. But some scientists think global warming could be affecting the insects' cycles.

The complicated process requires trapping, trucking and moving bears by helicopter from Montana or British Columbia.

Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are slated to pilot the capsule on its first crewed test flight to the International Space Station on May 6.

The Voyager 1 probe is the most distant human-made object in existence. After a major effort to restore communication with it, NASA announced success this week.