These are the first public images collected by the Chile-based observatory, which will begin a decade-long survey of the southern sky later this year.

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

The whales use quick body movements to tear pieces of bull kelp for use as tools, perhaps the first known toolmaking by a marine mammal.

Alix Morris’s new book, A Year with the Seals, explores humans’ complicated relationship with these controversial marine mammals.

Humans have driven sharks and their cousins to the brink of extinction. The health of the entire ocean is at stake.

Kelly Benoit-Bird is Senior Scientist and Science Chair at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) and an alumna of the 1994 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), a program ...

Nutrition experts say add more greens and beans to your diet; cooking classes can teach people to make these nutrient-dense foods taste delicious.

Atomic Dreams explores nuclear energy's future in the U.S. through the history of Diablo Canyon, California's last operational nuclear power plant.

Court ruling allows interim nuclear waste storage in Texas, but the U.S. still has no long-term plan for its 90,000 metric tons of spent fuel.

John Scopes was indicted for teaching evolution. Science News looks at the forces that led to the trial and how expertise was the big loser.

Nancy Shute discusses which should scare you more: sharks or ticks and fungus — and why sharks might actually be the least of your worries.

Scientists suggest the missile defense plan will face big hurdles, especially given its projected timeline and cost.