The Trump administration wants to boost manufacturing of glyphosate, the world’s most common weed killer. Here’s what that could mean for health ...

Is publicly confronting the likely next prime minister of Iraq the right strategy for the United States? The nomination of ...

Cats hate water. But is that really true? In a new episode of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything podcast, we explore if our feline friends really have an aversion to water or are just wary of the ...

A new study finds North American bird populations keep dropping, and that decline is speeding up for many species.

In sum, while everyone has grown more pessimistic, Democrats’ faith in the American Dream has fallen farther, faster.

A Boston Celtics game-inspired friction test finally pinned down the sneaker squeakAP Science WriterThe Associated PressNEW YORKA new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the ...

The EPA’s 2009-issued Endangerment Finding, which outlined the dangers of greenhouse gases and how they warm the Earth using science-based evidence, has been repealed by the agency, according to NBC ...

Horses have a vocal trick no one fully understood until now. Scientists have discovered that when a horse whinnies, it produces two completely different sounds at the same time. One is a deep tone ...

Do you dry your hair before going out to avoid catching a cold? That’s even if you know viruses are the real cause? Here’s what’s going on.

In his new book 'A World Appears,' journalist Michael Pollan explores the mysteries of the human brain — and whether computers could ever catch up.

Self-expansion is the process of growing through new, shared experiences. Research finds that it may be one of the keys to sustaining long-term sexual desire.

Probability underpins AI, cryptography and statistics. However, as the philosopher Bertrand Russell said, "Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the ...