Despite startling breakthroughs, the first words and signs of great apes are rarely publicly celebrated by scientists.

In the intervening years, he tried numerous forms of therapy, medication, brain stimulation, and residential treatments — all ...

Proposed cuts for prescribed burning could rekindle a debate over fire’s historical role in managing some forests.

Officials asked agency staff to draft a rule that would limit data collection. The move could set a global precedent.

Apps that track health information or help provide care may have benefits, but experts say a lack of regulation is concerning ...

The closely-spaced deaths of two cougars in Washington state suggest the virus is likely more widespread than thought.

Timothy Stryker was making his second visit to Svalbard, a Norwegian island chain nudged up against the North Pole, but the yield signs still caught his attention: They directed drivers to defer not ...