The PRI is an independent non-profit organization started about 100 years ago. It opened the Museum of the Earth in 2003 and operates the Cayuga Nature Center. In 2004, Cornell University and the PRI ...

Feb. 15 is International Angelman Syndrome Day, and the Synk family aims to raise awareness and honor people with the rare ...

That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly ...

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...

Writer Tynan Sinks reviews Jil Sander's new perfume collection, Olfactory Series 1, including its aldehyde model and ...

The Valentine's Day northern lights will largely be visible in Canada and Alaska, but a few northern-most states may see the dazzling display, too.

Nearly six years after he announced it would close for extensive renovations, President Russell M. Nelson says the work is ...

A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.

Rangiroa is a laid-back island paradise full of underwater wonders, including abundant sharks. It's the largest coral atoll ...

For Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating 14 UCSC alumni who found more than just a degree on campus—they found each other.

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

Love Stories is a series about love in all its forms, with a new essay each day through the week of Valentine’s Day. This year we are focusing on astrological forces. Love is a messy and mysterious ...