The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora on Friday updated its regulation and monitoring of several iconic shark and ray species ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient ...

Amazon's Cyber Monday sale drops prices on tons of its most popular and best-reviewed products. Get all your holiday shopping ...

This is one of those issues that affects all of us, a corruption of a different type. We live in an era where every downloaded application promises convenience while quietly stealing our attention and ...

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 BCE to 19th century CE). The genomes were taken from bones found in ...

A rave for kids at the Asian Art Museum this weekend and a holiday market at SFMOMA, plus lots more across the city.

How did life begin? An international team of researchers from Japan, Malaysia, the UK, and Germany suggest that the answer ...

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

On Nov. 3, SpaceNews and the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center kicked off a series about space with an event titled “The Future is Now.” Panelists explained capabilities that once felt ...

A new book, “The London Consensus,” offers a framework for rethinking economic policy in a fractured age of inequality, ...

Alzheimer’s disease is the most commonly diagnosed form of dementia, but it’s far from the only one. In fact, most people who ...

Investors and young scientists are pulling back from biotech, amid broader attacks on science under Trump, industry representatives said.